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The 



Marblehead 
Manual, 



Compiled by 



S^ MUEL ROADS, JR, 



"Posterity delights in details. 



iMARr.T.EHKAD, MA 
STATESMAN PIRLISHING CO 



1883. 

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FEB 5 1884 
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COPYRIGHT 

BY SAMUEL ROADS. 

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PREFACE. 



The design of The Marblehead Manual is 
simply to put on record in some permanent form, 
material relating to the history of the town of 
Marblehead, which might, otherwise, be lost. All 
that is claimed for the work is that it is a compi- 
'l? "tion of facts which may prove valuable and in- 
>^ ^sting for reference. The kindness of my friend 
. . . Samuel R. Adams, to whom I am indebted for 
many favors, deserves recognition here, and he has 
my sincere thanks. 

SAMUEL ROADS, JR. 



Extracts from Journal kept by Na- 
■ than bowen and edward bowen, 

FROM 1757 TO 1808. 



Fkom Journal of Nathan Bowex. 
1757. Aug. '2, Gov. Pownall arrived at ye Castle, 
Boston. 

Aug'. 1-4, CToudy. An alarm in time oi 
afternoon service to ye great terror of ye 
old women of both sexes. Detached a 
<j[narter of ye effective part of ye regi- 
njent and sent them westward. 

Aug. 15, They marched under Capt. Orne. 

Aug. 19, They returned, having marched to 
AVestborough, and there remarched, not 
being wanted. 

Sept. 1-1, The excessive and long-continued 
heat and drought of last summer so 
heated the earth that no rains as yet have 
been sufficient to (juencli it, or reduce it 
to the temper usual at this time of yeai'. 
Whereas 'tis liighly piobable that we 
shall have no vvinttM- until ye earth be 
(juenched, which may l)e a greater favc^r 
to the poor, as fuel is scarce. Notwitli- 



standing we American.s .su|)[)ly near, per- 
haps, 40,000 mouths beside our own with 
fresh supplies. This shows that nature 
has been bountiful to this part of her 
work, and renders this country worthy 
the protection of Britain and ourselves, 
and may we be the care of the God of 
armies, in whom is everlasting strength. 
1702. Jan. 21, Town Meeting. 

Feb. 24, At 4 A.M. Rev. INlr. Bours died. 
He was a good man, naturally good, rela- 
tively good and exemplary good, lamented 
by all orders and ranks of men, in partic- 
ular his brethren in the clergy tho dis- 
senters ! They assisted in bearing his pall 
to the grave. 

Feb. 27, Bours buried. The sudden and 
immature death of Mr. Bours is a matter 
of lamentation tho the town. As this is 
t he first Church minister that has died in 
this town, so the first whose departing 
was lamented. 

March 6, Yesterday a number of inhabit- 
ants cleared away th6 snow and opened 
the road to Salem ; before impassable. 

]March 9, Training to-day. 

March 10, Training. 

May !), Chose Col, Fowie i-epresentative. 



1702. June L'ii. A ^realc iiiiinlxT of meadow- 
worms a|)])etir in Cross street and Meadow. 
1 saw vast iiiuiibers of them on tlie board 
fence street, etc. These ai-e tlie same 
species of worms as wei'e so numerous in 
June, A. D. 174o. They have six pairs 
of leg's, viz. : two close behind their neck, 
two pair abaft, and at the hinder end two 
sharp spears of seeming horn. They 
draw up their hind parts and by those 
s[)ears throw their whole body forward. 
They are striped of a greenish-yellow, 
smooth, have large eyes something like 
that of a fly, of various colors, veined like 
marble. 
Aug. "25, Parson Whitwell ordained. 

17(»o. July 10, Parson Weeks preached his firsl 
sermon. Forenoon — Psalm 107, 29 and 
•■)() verses. Afternoon — Psalm 42, 2 verse. 

17()5. Jan. 1, M't are now, thro the Divine good- 
ness, ari-ived at the threshold of a new 
year. AVhen 1 look l)ack on the various 
affairs and occurrences of the past year, I 
tind myself in the pleasant month of May 
delivered from one of the gi'eatest of evils 
and admitted to one of the greatest of 
goods. 
Jan. 4, John Uoden came here from Natick. 



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nearly :tO miles, in about li hours on bas- 
kets most of the way. 
1705. Jan. 8, Capt. Curtis' wife interred in the 
new mode, etc., without mourning, to the 
ai)probation and applause of all persons 
who attended, viz. : the principal gentle- 
men of the town and many others ! And 
'tis hoped the mode will prevail in town 
to the saving of thousands per annum. 

June 30, Mother Bowry was buried 28. 'Tis 
said she was 104 years old, a mere child, 
and for want of the use of the first princi- 
ple in nature (self-preservation) she fell 
into the fire, and being alone, was burnt 
to death. 

Aug. 9, A lad fell from the head of a mast 
and dashed out his brains. 

Aug. 28, Church clock set going new. 

Oct. 11, Tlie hands of the dial plates on the 
east and south octaves of the Church in 
this town, were put up, by being turned 
by a vertical rod by which the arbor gives 
motion to the hands and carries them 
I'ound on the several hours of the plain ; 
those hands standing not less than 18 
feet above tiie arbor that jnoves them. 
The people's faith wavei'ed as to the pos- 
sibility of such a performance, but now 



they see the thing iiaturiilly effected by 
the use of machinery they are satisfied, 
but only exclaim, "• Who would liave 
thought it ! " 
17()r), Oct. 15, Dials perform well and keep time 
to the general satisfaction of Judicious 
eyes. 
Nov. 6, AVe are in a cloud of difficulty about 
the Stamp act. God only knows when or 
how it will end. 



From Journal of Edward Bowkn. 

177U. Jan. '^, Several vessels on shore in the storm, 
of 2(3th of last month, and vast many 
l)eople perished. 

Jan. Iv}, A privateer, Capt. Jack, arrived 
with a tine prize, 400 hogshead sugar, and 
one liogshead of rum. 

Jan. 20, A schooner on shore at Cat Island. 

Jan. 22, Brig Pallas sailed. 

Jan. 28, Morning. My wife delivered of a 
son whose name is to be Edward, who, it" 
he should live, nuiy remember that his 
father had no hand in the destraction of 
his country, which was once the best for a 
poor man in the known world, but now 
the worst. 



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177!). Jail. ol. After giving a list of jtrices of pro- 
visions. Fine Liberty I O, tine Liberty 1 
May they be punished. 

May 1, We hear of several vessels taken by 
the True-Blue, formerly one of our pri\'a- 
teers, but afterwards retaken by the 
Frankland. 

^hiy 25. Freemason's prize in. 

June L Hawkes arrived at Ne\vl)ury in the 
Vengeance. 

June 10, Bartlett came back; several of his 
men killed and wounded. 
Corruth sailed in the Hammond. 

June 20, Dennis sailed. 

June 21, Porcupine's prize in. 

July 4, Conway in, took foin- prizes, out six 
weeks. 

July 10, B. Hawkes sailed in shi}) Hector for 
Boston to join the fleet for Penobscot. 

July 18, Hawkes left Hector. 

July 19, Benj. Hawkes sailed in the brig 
Defence, Capt. John Edmunds commander. 

Aug. 6. Porcupine arrived. 
• Aug. 17, Conway sailed. 

Aug. 18, Small fleet sailed from Boston. 

Aug. 19, Rec'd news of our fleet being de- 
stroyed at Penobscot l)y six English men- 
of-M^ar, 



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1779. Aug. '20, B. llawkes arrived from Penobscot, 
their vessel being blown up. 

Sept. 1, Several vessels off. 

Sept. 9, Stevenson sailed for St. John. 

Sept. 16, Several vessels re-taken. 

Sept. 17, Corruth arrived. 

Sept. 18, Trasher sailed for Bilboa. 

Sept. 27, Benj. Hawkes got home in the 
Cromwell, having carried av^ay their mast, 
and hove their guns overboard. 

Sept. 30, At about half-past seven this even- 
ing a sad accident happened. The armed 
brig Freemason, being all fitted for a cruise, 
took fire, and about eight she blew up, 
and did a vast deal of damage to the 
houses. Several more pi-ivateers dis- 
mantled. 

Oct. 28, Andrews sailed with Mm. Weeks. 

Nov. 4, Bubier sailed. 

Nov. 9, Capt. John Conway sailed on u 
cruise in ship Terrible. 

Xov. 20, Privateer taken by Conway arrived. 

Nov. 29, A prize sloop belonging to Conway 
arrived at Salem. 

Dec. 1, Tlie Thorn sailed. 

Dec. 2, Thorn went to Nantasket in the 
afternoon. 



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1770. Dec. 18, A .schooner l)ouiid to the West 

IndicvS on shore. 
Dec. 21, T. Martin sailed. Takes |40 to 

buy a sieve, and how can all poor nien 

live? 
Dec. 26, Conway came home. 
Dec. 30, Several vessels on shore. 
1780. Jan. 8, Blew very, hard last night, and as 

cold as I ever knew it. Harbor frozen as 

far down as Skinner's Head last night, 

and this forenoon it froze from Skinner's 

Head to Nick's Cove. 
Jan. 9, This morning froze as far as the 

Point of the Xeck. 
Jan. 13, People are in great distress for 

Avant of wood and other necessaries of life. 
Jan. 16, Ice gone out of the harbor as far as 

Skinner's Head. 
Jan. 21, Two-thirds of the families in town 

without wood oi" meat. 
Jan. 23, The Jiarbor froze over, and the 

upper part has been so for three weeks. 

All the vessels frozen in. 
Jan. "24. It seems as if the indignation of 

(iod was and has been on us since tlie 

Penobscot affair for our Pebellion, etc. 
Jan. 28, Harl)or frozen over so tliat people 

)>ass and re-pass to the Neck, 



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1780. Feb. 1, llaibor all froze over as far as the 
Fort and passable for cart and oxen. I 
measured the ice in the harbor from the 
head to the new wharf, eight inches thick 
on an average as far o^^er as the Xeck. 
Four small sleds in with wood. I bought 
one and was forced to give what they call 
dollars, 260 of them. So nuich for Liberty. 

Feb. 6, This day the Church was opened by 
the proprietors, and Mr. Abraham read 
prayers and a sermon, whicli was gener- 
ally liked by all. 

Feb. 7, Several women went over to Neck 
on the ice. 

Feb. 8, Rain. Ice gone up as far as the 
new wharf, and parted as far as Skinner's 
Head. 

Feb. 9, The ice on this side the harbor gone 
from Skinner's Head quite down the 
harbor. 

Feb. 11, Ice all out of the harbor, 

Feb. 12, Cold as before; froze over all the 
head of the harbor. 

Fel). 18, Last night the Thorn, Capt. Waters, 
arrived from a cruise, and had a smart 
engagement, and had five men killed l)e- 
longing to this town, viz. : Samuel Black- 



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ler, Beiijaiiiin Stacey, Raiiisdcll. 

AVin. (4reeii and Josepli Cross. 
17'SO. March 9, Ca])t. Russell and Benj. Andrews 
cast away on Cape Ann, loaded with 
wood, and one Brimbleconie drowned. 

March 12, A prize arrived taken by the 
Thorn, Capt. Waters. 

March 25, A large prize ship came in taken 
by Capt. Collyr in the A^iroiri of Xew- 
biiry. 

March m, Thirty dollars for a small pad- 
lock. (), the distress of this country ! 
Once the l)est for a poor man in the world, 
but now nothing but Liberty. 

April 16, Pilgrim got a prize in. 

April 24, Thorn sailed, Capt. Cowell, for 
Cape Ann. 

April 3(1, Indian meal, $70 per bushel; mo- 
lasses, $40 per gal; rum, -fSO; wood. $300. 

May 8, News of six of our privateers carried 
into York. 

May 10, Kain. At half-past ten this A. M. 
it came up as dark as it is by night, and 
continued so for the space of five hours. 

June 0, Morning, news came of the priva- 
teer brig Sjnt-Jire l^eing taken. 

rFune l:i. Hincklev ari'ived from Cadiz. 



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ITi^O. June 17, Conway and liis prize arrived, and 

took another al>t three weeks a^'o. 
June 1!), fino. Harris sailed. Conway's 

prize from Portsinoutli. 
June 26, Tiie Thnrii, Ca])t. CowelTs prize. 

arrived. 
June 27, Benj. Ilawkes sailed for Cape Ann. 
July 13, It seems to be certain that a Frencli 

fleet is arrived at Rhode Island, 7 of the 

line and (i frigates. 
July 22, The ship Gen. Storkes arrived. 

Gen. Storkes taken 8 prizes, large ships 

from London. 
July 25, One of the Storkes, |)rizes arrived at 

Cape Ami. 
July 28, Lightning killed a horse belonging 

to Capt. Lindsey. 
rJidy 30, Another of the Storkes, prizes in. 
July 31, Son Nathan arrived and In-ought 

news of Benj. Ilawkes arriving at Casco 

Bay in the Storkes, other prize. We hear 

of several fishing boats being taken and 

3 pi'ivateers off Casco Bay. 
Aug. 2, Capt. Bollom arrived. 
Aug. 5, B. Hawkes came from Cape Ann. 

Frankland sailed. 
Aug. 18, ]\Iy brother Ashley taken. 
Aug. 21, A sad accident ha]»])ened this P.M. 



Samuel Hooper, a lad of about Ki ycar.s 
old, soil to C'apt. Samuel Hooper of this 
town, shot liimsell". It seems he had 
primed his gun 1st and in loading her slie 
went oft" and killed him dead. 
17^!0. Aug. 23, Young Hooper buried and prayers 
and a sermon read at Church being the 
1st of that sort since the etc. 

Sept. 1, IVIr. Parker preached at Church. 

Sept. 8, Thorn from Newbury. 

Sept. 10, The Annable, Capt. Bryant, sailed. 

Sept. 15, The Gen. Pickering arrived from 
Bilboa and took 8 prizes coming home. 

Sej)t. 16, News of Gen. Gates being defeated. 

Oct. 8, B. Hawkes went to Saco. 

Nov. o. About all the vessels on shoi'e. 

Nov. 14, Thorn arrived at Newbury with a 
ship a prize, and has taken a brigg and 
sloop more. 

Nov. 16, Brigg belonging to the Thorn ar- 
rived. 

Nov. 21, Thorn's prizes went to Newbury. 
1781. Feb. o. News came of Capt. Friend hi a ship 
from West Indies being cast away on 
Boon Island. Captain and 6 men lost. 

March 16, Capt. Dixey sailed. 

March 29, News came of 2 Enolish cruisers 



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being at Cape Cod, 2 privateei's iiom 
Salem went in pursuit of them. 
1781. April 1, The Brutus arrived from Cape Cod 
with a sloop, one of the enemy's privateers. 

April 2, News came of one of the privateers 
that went out with the Brutus being cast 
away in Barnstable Bay- Now contra- 
dicted. 

April 9, Boss arrived from Calis last night. 

April 12, Thorn's ])ri'ze arrived here last 
night. 

April 13, Frankland and Brutus sailed. 

May 1, Patton arrived. 

May 6, Cowell sailed. 

]\lay 10, Thorn arrived from Bilboa. 

May 31, We are all in confusion about 
money, the old emission being fell so that 
it takes 100 of them to ^ be equal to a 
Spanish milled dollar. Beef none. 

June (), Tucker arrived, taken 3 prizes. Ar- 
rived a ship, a snow and a sloop. Tucker's 
first Lieut, killed and five of his X)eople, 
and five wounded in the engagement by 
the ship. 

June 8, Several French vessels gone to 
Boston. 

June 10, Son Nathan sailed in brigg Mout- 
gomery, Capt. Ilobbs. 



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,1781. June 21, Tucker sailed. 

June 23, French fleet sailed from Boston. 

July 4, Drafted as a soldier. 3d time since 
the war. 

July 6, Paid £9.7.6 silver money my part of 
raising soldiers. 

July 24, Son William went to go in the 
army to his destruction. 

July 26, Benj. Hawkes arrived, out 15 weeks. 

July 29, Cowell arrived, having 7 men 
killed and 16 wounded. 

July 31, Beef, 6d., mutton and lamb, 6d., 
meal, 9s., wood, 6 dolls, butter \ doll. A 
poor distressed country we live in, etc., etc- 

August 2, We hear of the Thorn being taken 
and re-taken by two French frigates. Son 
Xathan arrived from a cruise, having 
taken two prizes. 

August 3, Several prizes arrived. 

August 18, Lewis arrived from Cadiz. 

Aug. 25, A cartel arrived at Boston from 
St. Johns, Newfoundland, 450 prisoners. 

Aug. 26, Capt. Hambleton sailed. 

Aug. 29, Tittle arrived. 

Sept. 1, About 7 this morning a smart en- 
gagement insued l)etween two men-of-war, 
the one a French frigate, the otlier an 
English 5()-gun ship, about 2 leagues from 



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our Neck, but the Freiicliniau soon struck 

to the Englishman. 
17S1. Sept. 17, A small cartel arrived from the 

island of St. John. 
Oct. 10, Rev. Mr. Parker [)reached at the 

Church. 
Oct. 11, Thirty-odd children l)aptized at the 

Cliui-ch yesterday and to-day. 
Oct. 12, At 11 to-day Capt. Cole in ye 

Brutus arrived. 
Oct. 1-1, Last night Dixey sailed. 
Oct. 18, Grand Turk arrived. 'I'o Salem in 

the evening with Mohawk. In, a brig and 

schooner from Penobscot. 
Oct. 2t), News confirmed of Gen. Cornwallis 

surrendering. 
Oct. "29, News came of my son Benjamin 

dying at tlfe hospital at Barbadoes near 

two years ago. 
Dec. 5, Tlioriv's prize arrived, l)eing the 2d. 
1782. Jan. 9, This evening Major Reed coming 

from Salein fell from his horse and killed 

himself, and about the same time one Mrs. 

Xeal, an old wonuui, died suddenly by 

lierself. 
17S;). April o, Capt. Derby arrived; coutiriiK'd tlie 

news of peace. 
April 15, A cartel from York. 



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1784. Jan. 26, Peter Landy drowned in tlie harbor. 

1787. Jan. 22, Haskell arrived from Bilboa, ont 

90-odd days. Lewis from "West Indies. 

Mar. 2, Paddaway sailed. 

Aug. 10, Several French men-of-war went 
to Boston. 

Xov. 19, Most part of our Fall-fare men in, 
all with large fares, computed to be 400 
quintals on an average. 

Nov. 25, All our Fall-fare in except 2. 

Nov. 29, The last of our Fall-fare men got 
in. We have now about 400 quintal for 
each of our schooners of 60 tuns and 
upwards. 

Dec. 25, Pleasantest Christmas known for 
many years. No snow on the ground, 
and has been none except a small matter 
which was soon gone. The weather as 
moderate as in October. Some part of 
our Fall-fish w^eighed and a great many 
fares fit to be weighed and almost all in 
the fish houses. Never known so soon, 
and so much fish a fall fare, but the niai"- 
ket dull. Expecting a war with England 
and France which nmst bring us in I fear. 

1788. Jan. 1, Political conversation now seems to 

be most about the form of government. 
Our State Convention meets at Boston 



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the Stli of tliis inontli i'o)' the acc(3pla]ice 
<)i- refusal of the Constitution. God grant 
they may be directed from above; may 
they have the good of the publick at heart. 
As we Irave now begun a new^ year may 
we l)egin it to tlie Lord. I have i-eason 
to fear there will l)e something uncommon 
come upon us this year. IMay it not l)e 
our destruction. 
17-'*18, Jan. 18, Arrived here, Capt. H. Dixey, after 
i-ecovering his vessel at W. Indies. A 
very old wood-coaster arrived. Sailed, 
Capt. Brimblecomb for Bilboa. Sailed, 
Capt. A. James for West. Indies. 

Jan, 17, Hear of Capt. Trevett at Cape Ann. 

Jan. 18, Arrived, CJapt. Nich. Bartlett and 
Capt. Trevett. 

Jan. 2."), Salem ship like to drove ashore. 

Feb. o, Capt. Boden arrived and Capt. D. 
Dennis. 

Feb. 7, Very much tlironged in our evening 
iiieeting. 

Feb. 10, Arrived, Capt. John Bartlett. 

Feb. 11, Hear of Capt. Jolni Kussell in to 
Eastward. 

Feb. 16, To-day, arrived, l^hilip Bessom 
from West Indies. 

Feb. 17, Heard a noise in the air. 



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17SS. Fcl). is, Sailed, Skipper Jolin Koads. (.in- 
first Sableinaii. 

Fcl). 22, Arrived, ('apt. Iviissell. 

Feb. 2t), Sailed, Thompson, Isle Sable. 

March 8, Mi-. Spalding preached, old House. 

March 12, Capt. John Brown from Balti- 
more. 

]\larch 10, Capt. Barker arrived. 

March 18, Capt. (Gardner arrived from Car- 
olina. 

March 22, Sailed. Bean and Capt. X. Bartlett. 

March 28, Capt. Boyles from Virginia. 
Bishop here. 

March 24, Bean sailed. 

March 26, Ti-evett sailed. 

March 80, Mr. Wadsworth preached at old 
meeting-house. 

March 31, Mr. Waite from Charlestown. 

April 2, Arrived, Capt. Patton from West 
Indies. 

April 7, Bartlett sailed. 

April 10. Ship Melzard returned from Isle 
of Sables. 

April 13, Patton sailed, fishing. 

April 1.5, Arrived, Ca])t. James. 

April 17, Fast Day. Arrived, John Boads, 
first Sablemanin. Soon after, Capt. liiis- 
sell from West Indies. 



178«. April 22, Ship Prehhle with men iVom Isle 

Sables. 
May 8, Capt. Jacol) Lewis from West Indies. 
May 12, Capt. Brimblecomb arrived from 

Bilboa to-day. J. Harris and others, Tsle 

Sablemen. 
May 18, Capt. Jonas Dennis from Bilboa. 
May 80, Mr. Green preached at New meeting. 
June 16, Evening, arrived, Capt. B. Boden 

West Indies and ship Crow. 
June 23, Capt. R. Hooper from Bill^oa and 

ship John Roads. 
Jmie 24, Arrived, Prebble and Francis 

Bowden. 
June 27, Arrived, Capt. I). Bartlett from 

West Indies. 
June 28, Capt. Richard Dixey from West 

Indies. 
July 8, Rev. Mr. Stilman preaclied here. 
rJiily 5, Thomas Lewis sailed. 
July 18, Capt. Robert Hooper from Spain. 
July 25, Laskey sailed for Eastward. Ar- 
rived, Capt. Sanmel Horton from Bilboa. 
July 29, Arri^•ed, Captains Trevett, N. 

Bartlett, Samuel Swett from Bin>oa, also 

Sanaiel (iale with a fine fare. 
.Tuly 31, J\Ir. Oliver preached at Mr. Storer's 

meetino'. 



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1788. Aug. (I, Laskey from Eastward. Several 

2d fare men all bring- from 1600 to 2000 

fish, Quiner and all. 
Aug. 7, Second fare men, great fares. 
Aug. 18, Sailed, Capt. X.^ Bartlett for Bil- 

]ioa. 
Aug. 14, Sailed, Capt. Bi'imblecom. 
Aug. 16, Francis Bowdeu, fare 850 qtls. 
Aug. 20, Came here Be v. Mr. Green and 

preached, and Bev. ]VIr. Story was there. 

which T never expected. 
Aug. 21, Great talk and opposition to ]\fr. 

S.'s conduct last evening, 
Aug. 24, Sailed, Capt. Trevett for Bilboa. 
Aug. 27, Sailed, Capt. Jo. Hinckley in Dean 

brig. 
Aug. 80, Boge Tliompsou on rock in the 

harbor. 
Aug. 31, Arrived, Capt. Thos. Lewis from 

West Indies, a voyage of 9 weeks. Sarne 

day Caswell and others from fishing. 
Aug. 30, Arrived. Capt. John Griste from 

Isle Ilea. Sailed, Capt. B. Boden. A\'est 

Indies. 
Sept. 8, Sailed, Capt. John Bartlett for ^^Vst 

Indies. Wm. Main got in to-day. 
Sept. 17, Sailed. Capt. John (-Jriste for 

Bilboa. 



1788. Sep^- -1' ^''M- 1^- Iliiieklev arrived fi-oiii 

^AVst Indies. 
Sept. 25, Sailed, ship Grmc, where ,Jo. Sel- 

inan was, for fall fare. 
Oct. :>, C'apt. ('(nvell ai'rived from AVest 

Indies. 
Oct. 11, Capt. Page arrived from Knssia. 
Oct. 17, William Caswell. Fall fare. 
Oct. 21, Conncil came here of 5 ministers. 
Oct. 28. Robert Wooldredge and others got 

in fall fare and bring account of one of the 

Bilboa men being overset. 
Xov. 16, Ai'i'ived, ('apt. Holiert Hooper 

from Isle Rea. 
Nov. 19, Arrived, J. Russell. 
Nov. 22, Sailed, Phili]* Bessom for West 

Indies. 
Dec. 7, Xich. dale, last fall-fare man in. 

Jo. .Majorv and Wm. Bi'own I fear will 

not come. 
Dec, 4, Arrived, Capt. Boden. 
Dec. 7, Arrived, Capt. 1». Dixey from W. 

Indies. 
Dec. J), D. Dennis frojn South Carolina. 
Dec. 11, Sailed, X. Melzard for Virginia. 
Dec. 14, Sailed, Furnice for Virginia. 
Dec. 17, 1st. snow-storm this winter. 
Dec. 21, ]\[et at school for public worship. 



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'Sh. Bradl'ord preached to-day and even- 
ing. 

1788. Dec. 25. Two Avood vessels got asliore on 

the Breakers. 
Dec. 28. ^Ir. Moses Bradford preached all 
day at school-house. 

1789. Jan. 8. Mr. Abraham's vessel sailed. 

Jan. 25. Capt. Coles buried, who died the 

2od: dropt down dead as he had been 

splitting ^vood. 
May. 28, Joshua Haskell sailed. 
July 1. ^Iv. Bubier buried. 
July 10, C'owell arrived from AVest Indies. 

Buried two of his hands on the passage 

home. All sick. 
July 12. John Rogers, one of Cowell's hands. 

died. 
July 20. Tiie other of Cowell's hands died. 

so that the mate and i hands died since 

they left the West Indies, being all except 

the Capt. 
August 11, Joshua Hawkes got in. 
August 2o, Xo church. Parson sick. 
August 27, Schooner on Skinner's Head, 

but with assistance of our people soon 

got oif. 
Oct. 29. AA'ashinjjton came. ^luch ado. 



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Dec. 1, Mr. Jiradlord ]»re;iclic(] all day and 

evening- at seliool. 
17!)0. Jan. 21, Xews Capt. Hinkl.'vdead and vessel 

cast away. 
May 21, Dr. Drury Ijnried. 
Sept. 22, Two lads drowned in the harbor. 

1701. Feb. 26, John Conway, Jun., and flohn Kich- 

ardson sailed for (irand Bank. 

March 8, Xear oO sail sailed. 

fFune 12. Church opened. 

ffune 28, The Methodist Bishop preached at 
the new fleeting. 

Oct. 8, Benjamin Plawkes sailed for West 
Indies. 

(^ct. 9, Cowell and John Prince arrived. 

Xov. 4, Snowed all night and most part of 
the forenoon. As cold as in January. 
The wind to the northward. At noon 
clear but soon overcast again. Snow as 
high in places as the fences, and near a 
foot deep in the streets on a level. Very 
uncommon and hardly ever known so 
much snow so early. The "leaves remain- 
ing on the trees quite green. 

Xov. (), ]Mr. Harris came and preached at 
the Church in the afternoon. 

1702. Jan. 1. Colde)- than has l)een for 34 years 

past. 



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1702. Oct. •), Town meeting, suKill-pox to pivveiit. 

Oct. 10, (irreat talk about .sinall-p(jx. 
170;». Sept. 8, Ponds in town dry, people SO odd 
years old never kneM' to dry. 
Nov. 6, Capt. EH Brown from Billtoa. Great 
talk about war with America. 
180."). Aug-. 25. Doct. Story died. 
Aug. 2.0, Dr. Story buried. 
ISO.S. Sept. 17. Drowned, young J. Pedrick and S. 
Hiter abt 21 vears old. 



Extracts from the Journal of a Mar- 

BLEHEAD PRIVATEERSMAN CONFINED 

ON BOARD British Prison Ships, 1813, 
1814, 1815. 



I'he journal from which the I'ollowiiig' extracts 
were taken was kept by Francis G. Sehnan of jMarble- 
head. First Lieutenant of tlie privateer Growler. 
and was begun on board that vessel and continued 
during his subsequent coniinenient on board sev- 
eral British prison ships as a prisoner of war : — 

1813. "Wednesday, June '2'2, These 24 hours com- 
mences with gentle breezes and pleasant 
weather. All hands employed in exercis- 
ing carriage guns. At 8 P. M., took in all 
light sails and brailed up the foresail. 
^Middle part, quick breezes. Single-reefed 
the foretopsail. At •> A. M., passed be- 
tween 2 large sails. Supposed them to 
be enemy's frigates. ]Made all sail and 
soon lost sight of them. Lat. by obser., 
40.31, north. Last part, moderate breezes 
and hazy weather. All hands employed 
in ship's duty. So ends these 24 liours. 



30 

ISlo. Thursday, June 2o, Light ^vhids and cloudy 
weather. At 4 P. M., all hands employed 
in exercising carriage guns. 

Friday, June 24, At 6 A. J\I., hauled to and 
sounded but found no bottom. Still very 
thick of fog. At 11 A. ]M., saw a schooner 
close aboai-d standing on -the wind to the 
northward. Called all hands to quarters 
and hauled to the northward close on a 
wind after him but it being foggy lost 
him. x\t meridian, cleared away so as to 
get an observation. Lat. by obser., 43.11. 

Sunday, June 26, These 24 hours commences 
with gentle breezes and pleasant. At 1 
P. jNL, sounded in 35 fathoms of water and 
caught 5 halibuts. At 4, Sable Island 
bore X. by E., distance 8 miles. At 5, 
sounded in 20 fathoms. At 8 P. M., the 
coast of Sable Island bore west 6 leagues, 
from which 1 take my departure, being in 
Lat., 44.5, Long. ()0.3. 

Tuesday, June 28, The 24 lu)urs commences 
with gentle breezes and pleasant weather. 
At 1 P. jNL, saw two to the northward. 
Took in all light sails and wore ship and 
At 3.30 l\ :\r., came 
ded her, and fouml 
her to be the Enolish sch'r Phehe from 



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Prince Edward's Island, boiind to St. 
John's, Newfoundland, with a cargo of 
lumber. Finding her to be of little value, 
and that the other vessel coming up to be 
a gun brig, let her proceed. At 4, tack 
ship to the westward. At 5, proud ship 
to the windward. At 6, fresh gales and 
squally, with rain. Brailed up the fore- 
sail and took in the topsail and flying- 
jib. Lat. by obser., 46.30. 
l81o. Wednesday, June 29, At 8 A. M., saw a sail 
oif the weather bow, and hauled to and 
made sail in chase for' him. At 9, made 
him out to be a square-rigged vessel 
standing ])y the wind to the northward. 
At 10, saw the land, but the weather 
being so thick could not discover what it 
was. At 11. oO, the chase tackt and stood 
off, when we immediately tackt and found 
her to be a 74-gun ship. Made all sail to 
get clear. Lat. by obser., 46.45. 
Thursday, June 30, These 24 hours com- 
mences witli quick breezes and hazy 
weather. The 74-gun ship still in chase 
of us, but we found that we outsailed her. 
At 3.30 r. yi., took in main-top-mast stay- 
sail and F. top. G. sail. At 6, saw a sail 
to the leeward and we l)ore in chase and 



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soon found her to be a brig. At 7 P. M., 
it came full of fog and M^e lost sight of 
the chase and hauled to on the wind. 
1818. Middle part, Still foggy. At 10 P. M. fell 
alongside of the above brig and ordered 
him to heave to and send his l)oat on 
board, when the captain and 4 men came 
on board, and found her to be the English 
brig Kingston packet from St. Johns, 
bound to in the River St. Law- 
rence. Ordered the mate to lay by till 
daylight. 
Last part, Fair. At daylight boarded her 
and found her of but little value, being in 
ballast. Took out the prisoners, eleven in 
number, William Twentyman (?) master ; 
also took all the articles of any value, and 
then scuttled hei" in order to sink he]". 
Two sail then in sight. At 10.30 A. M., 
boarded an English schooner from Prince 
Edward's Island bound to St. Johns. 
Found her to be of no value and let her 
proceed. At 11, set the lights ails. At 
meridian, the wreck had her tops in the 
water, when she soon went doA\n. Lat. 
by obser. 45.4J). 
Monday, July 4, Light breezes and foggy. 
At 11 A. M., sounded in 45 fatlioms of 



water. At meridian tlie fog cleared up, 
saw a brig 2 miles to leeward mider short 
sail, which we found to be a man-of-war 
brig. When he discovered us he immedi- 
ately made all sail in chase and we made 
sail to get clear, after firing a number of 
shot at him. Lat. by obser., 46.87. 
1813. Tuesday, July 6, At 1 P. M., tack ship to 
the southward. At o.30 P. M., it came 
full of fog and we lost sight of the brig. 
We then bore away and set the square 
sail, top-mast staysail, and lower studding. 
At 3.40 P. M., out all sweeps and went to 
rowing. At 4.30 P. jVL, took in the sweeps. 
At 7, took in all light sails. 

Wednesday, July 6, At 6 A. M., tack ship to 
the northward. All necessary sail set. 
At 8 A. M., saw a man-of-war brig bear- 
ing S. S. W., who immediately gave chase 
- to us and we made all sail to get clear. 

Thursday, July 7, These 24 hours commences 
with moderate breezes and hazy weather. 
Tlie brig still in chase of us. JNIade St. 
Peter's Island right ahead. At 1.30 P. M., 
passed by a number of fishing boats, find, 
ing the brig to gain on us very fast. At 
2, came close by St. Peter's harbor and 
passed to the eastward of Columbia 

3 



34 

Island and intended to beat to windw aid 
l>etween St. Peter and Langley Islands, 
but the brig came between St. Peters and 
Columbia Island which cut us oif and 
brought hev within gun-shot, when ne 
bore away and the action commenced in 
a running fight for 1 hour and 30 min- 
utes. After being cut very nuich in oiu* 
rigging and sails and all means of escape 
fruitless, we were compelled to strike to 
H. M. sloop-of-war Electra of 1624 lb. 
carronades and two long nine-pounders 
when we was all taken on l>oard tlie 
sloop-of-war. 
1S13. Friday, July 8, These 24 hours commences 
with stiff ]»]-eezes and foggy weather. 
Kept firing signal gun for the Growler. 
At meridian it cleared up, when we Ijore 
away for St. Lawrence harbor in com- 
pany with the Grotder. At 4 \\ M., came 
to anchor both of us hi about 15 fath- 
oms of water. All our people now in 
irons. 
Satui"day, July JJ, At midnight C"a]>t. Lind- 
sey went on board the Growler to go in 
her to St. Johns. Xewfoundland. Last 
part still foggy. The Growhr firing sig- 
nal guns in distress, when the )>oats of 



llic Eleclra were iii;iiiih'<1 out lu ;issist liei', 

.she having her cable cut off. 
181:). Sniiday. July 10, The Growler >^-A\\i^A lor St. 

, Johns. Nothing more remarkable, only 

our trouble now begins. 
Monday, July 11, Our })eo})le's bags searched 

by order of Capt. (Gregory, and a nunil»er 

of articles stolen from them. 
Tuesday, fhdy 12, (iot under weigh and 

proceeded on a cruise in the sloop-of-war. 

This day -3 men flogged l)elonging to the 

ship with 8 dozen each. 
Wednesday, fluly lo, Sa\\' St. Peters Islan<l 

l)earing X. AV. 4 boys flogged with 2-|^ 

dozen each. 
Thursday, July 14, 1 man and 4 boys 

flogged, the man with o dozen and the 

))oys with '2 dozen each. 
Friday. July 15, Caught a nnmbe]- of cod- 

flsh. This day :» men flogged with 2 

dozen each. The goat had one dozen. 
Saturday, »hdy 1<), Caught a number of cod- 
fish. T'his day 2 men flogged, 1-^ dozen 

each, lioarded an Englishman. 
Simday, July IS, Ca})t. Gregory beastly 

drunk. All the boys and all the dogs 

an<l the goat flogged with two dozen 

each. 



36 

1813. Tiif'sday, July 20, This day there is no 
Hogging, sonietliing very remarkahle. 

Friday, July 23, Ancliored in St. Peter's 
harbour after water. 

Saturday, July 24, Got under weigh and 
came to sea. This day 1 man flogged 
with 1| dozen. 

Sunday, July 2."), Fair weather. Boarded 
a brig from London bound to Quebec 
with presents from the British to the 
allies, the Indians, so the 2d Lieut, of 
the Electra informed me. Capt. Gregory 
to convoy her as far as Cape Ray. 

Monday, July 26, Fair weather. Boarded 
a ship from Bristol, England, bound to 
(Quebec laden with salt. 4 boys and the 
dogs flogged with 2 dozen each. 

Tuesday, July 27, Fair, but a head wind. 
Ship and brig still in company. 2 men 
flogged with 2-| dozen each. 

Wednesday, July 28, Fair weather. Wind 
ahead. Capt. Gregory went on shore and 
brought oif a number of sea fowl from 
Xew Foundland Island. Yevy large 
bodies of snow on the land. 2 men 
flogged, 2 dozen each. 

Thursday, fluly 29, Fair weather. ^Vind 



37 

still ahead. Ship and brig .still in com- 
pany. 2 men flogged with 2 dozen each. 
Fiiday. Jnly oO, Fair weather. AVind 
still ahead. Ship and brig still in sight. 
Mr. Smith, 1st Lieut, of the Electra, in- 
formed me that the brig's cargo that was 
under convoy was invoiced at il200,000 
sterling. 

^Monday, August 2d, Fair weather. Wind 
hauled to the w^estward. Saw Cape Ray. 
Parted from the ship and brig. All the 
boys and dogs and goat flogged with 2 
dozen each. 

"NV'ednesday, Aug. 4, We Americans pro- 
posed to rise and take the sloop of war if 
an opportunity offered. 

Saturday, Aug. 7, Quite moderate and 
foggy weather. A large swell from the 
southwest at 2 P. iSI. made a large breach 
of rocks just under our lee, wdien they 
immediately let go one anchor. Middle 
part. The ^^•ind began to l)reeze from 
the S. S. AV. Last part. Hard gales and 
thick weathei'. Vessel began to drift. 
Let go the other anchor. At daylight 
found ourselves wdthin two cables' length 
of the w^estern part of Langley Island, 
when Capt. (iregory gave orders to let 



38 

our men out of irons, as we expected all 
to go to eternity if her cables cut off, as 
the land was 200 feet perpendicular, Capt. 
frregory at this time crying like a child. 
1813. Sunday, Aug. 8, Tedious hard gales. Still 
to anchor and all the boats are moored 
astern with three crews in them. A tre- 
mendous sea running. Still expecting 
every moment to be our last, but as God 
would have it the rain hauled to the 
northward when they cut the cables and 
run in to St. Peter's harbour and came to 
anchor, when all our men were put in 
irons again. 

Tuesday, Aug. 10, This day I accidentally 
found 2 keys in the gunner's state room, 
where I slept and was locked in every 
night, which fitted the locks to the bars 
that our people were ironed to, and gave 
them to Mr. Getchell so as to let the prize 
masters out. 

Wednesday, Aug. 11, Sent the boats a 
watering. This day 2 boys flogged with 
2 dozen each. Mr. Getchell got keys 
enough to fit all the locks. 

Monday, Aug. 16, Went into the Jiarbor 
of St. Lawrence when Capt. Gregory and 
some of his officers went on shore. At 



80 

night he came on board drunk. We had 
this day agreed to try the result to-night. 
Got everything in readiness. I unlocked 
my door and Mr. Brown his, which was 
the boatswain's store room. At 2 A. M. 
signal was made. Mr. llnst, v\ ho sle}»t in 
the gun room with the Lieut, was to ai'm 
himself there. The people got all tlie 
irons oif their feet, l)ut the bai- that John 
Cash was on. He having the key would 
not let the rest of the people have it nor 
unlock it liimself when we were in ex[»ec- 
tation of starting, but his keeping back 
frustated the whole design. '-] boys 
Hogged 2 dozen each. 
LSlo. Tuesday, Aug. 17, All the ship's com})any 
armed. There is very great suspicion of 
Cash giving information of our premedi- 
tated intention, as he had victuals sent 
liim from the othcers. 

'I'hursday, Aug. 10, Bore away for St. riohns. 
Xewfoundland. Spoke tiie English 71 
gun ship Bellingham. 

Saturday, Aug. 21, Saw the enti-ance of 
St. Joh'n's harbour. At meridian took 
])ilot. passed the Chair rock and anchoi'ed 
in St, John's harboui', when we found by 



40 

information from the shore that Capt. 
Lindsey was sent to England. 
1813. Snnday, Aug. 22, AYe were all sent on 
board the Triton^ prison ship. And re- 
joiced enough were we to get clear of her 
and to cleanse ourselves as we were all 
full of lice. 

Monday, Aug. 23, All hands employed in 
washing their clothes. The English 
Agent for prisoners of war came on board 
to examine the crew of the Growler to 
see if there was no Englishmen amongst 
them, but he could not find any. After 
taking their protection he went on shore. 
Our daily fare on board the ship is found 
to be 1 lb. of bread, \ lb. of meat and a 
gill of pease, for 24 hours, as the com- 
mander of the ship, Thomas Bishop, in- 
formed us. 

Tuesday, Aug. 24, The boys allowed the 
privilege to go on shore after berries. This 
day the surgeon of the Growler came on 
board to see us. He was on parole ashore. 

Wednesday, Aug. 25, John Cash with eleven 
of our crew and our surgeon was sent to 
Halifax. 

Monday, Sept. 27, Immediately after get- 
ting on board the Talhot, we were with 



41 

Capt. Turner's people put down the Tal- 
hot\s hold on the water casks, where Me 
liave to sleep and eat, not having room 
enough to sit upright. Is this the treat- 
ment that the British show to the Ameri- 
can prisoners? Mr. Head and jMr. Pain 
liad the privilege to dine with Capt. 
Turner aft in the cock pit, but us poor 
iellows had no such leniency shown us. 
1818. Tuesday, Sept. 28, Hove short to go to sea, 
but the wind not being favorable moored 
ship again. Part of us allowed to come 
on deck for 1 hour out of 24. 

Wednesday, Sept. 29, We found our situa- 
tion in the hold very disagreeable, not 
having room enough to string our ham- 
mocks to sleep nor sit down, when we 
made our complaints to the first Lieut, of 
the ship, Init got no redress. 

Friday, Oct. 1, They hove short to go to 
sea, but shortly after they moored sliip. 
On inquiry, we found there were 4 Ameri- 
cans on board that were impressed, that 
had frequently given themselves up as 
Americans,- but were always flogged and 
made to do duty, viz. : William Higgins 
of New London, William McCarty of 
Penobscot River. Thomas Hudson, a 



42 

Mack man, of Boston, and Peter Maitin. 
a mulatto, of Virginia. 

Saturday, Oct. 2. "We are still placed in the 
same condition. One of tlie marines in- 
formed me that we were sent to England 
for endeavoring to take tlie Electra. 

Tuesday, Oct. ."), A signal was made for 
sailing, when the fleet, consisting of thirty- 
six sail of merchant vessels got inider 
weigh and went to sea, when we got 
under weigh in company with Bellenphon 
line of battle ship and the Crescent 
frigate. Shortly after we passed the 
chain rock and joined Convoy. 

Wednesday, Oct. 5, AVe were allowed foi- 
the first time, one half of us, to come on 
deck two hours out of 24. We had an 
opportunity to talk with Capt. Turner, 
when we agreed if an opportunity offered 
to rise and try to take the ship from 
them, we being in all 23 in number. 

Thursday, Oct. 7, Parted from the two- 
decker and frigate with 16 sail of the 
Convoy, it being thick weathei'. 

Friday, Oct. 8, Only 4 of us allowed lo 
come on deck at a time. Still obliged to 
keep doMii in the fcjrehold as usual. 

Saturdav, Oct. 9. 20 sail of the Convov in 



43 

siohl. Our situation ti'ulv was shockiii,i[; 
We now all began to be lousy. 

Sunday, Oct. 10, We all agreed when we 
started to seize the cutlasses and pistols 
under the half deck. 

Thursday, Oct. 14, That Lieut, that came 
on board as a passenger, perceiving that 
our looks altered by the conhnenient in 
the hold, came to us and said that he 
would use his influence to get us more 
liberty, which Ave thanked him for his 
kindness. 

Friday, Oct 15, One half of us allowed to 
come on deck 1^ hours in the forenoon, 
the other half allowed the same in the 
afternoon. 

Saturday, Oct. 16, Quick l)reezes. :Mr. 
Gatchell, in discoursing with some of the 
ship's people, found they would not take 
an active part against us, 

Sunday, Oct. 17, All of us allowed to come 
on deck, when we thought it a favorable 
opportunity to nuike a start, one half to 
get possession of the gun deck, first secure 
the arms under the half deck. The other 
half to hold possession of the spar deck, 
to first seize the arms in the capstan, 
when Capt. Turner was to make the sig- 



44 



nal, but, for what reason we did not 
know, at the same time 2 of Turner's 
men fell back, one by the name of Na- 
than Webb and Sylvanus Cook, when we 
were ordered below. 

Thursday, Oct. 21, Fair weather. The ser- 
geant of marines ordered us under the 
half deck where the arms were, but the 
First Lieut, come and ordered us below. 

Friday, Oct. 22, William Hutchins said 
that he had been discoursing with some 
of the ship's company, and they agree^d to 
assist us in taking her. 

Tuesday, Oct. 26, They woidd not hand us 
any fresh water to drink, when we 
drained some out of the water casks and 
they found it out, when they swore we 
should have nothing but salt water to 
drink. 

Wednesday, Oct. 27. ]\Iade the Rock of 
Lisbon". The vessels bound in there 
posted Convoy. Still expecting to get an 
opportunity to take her. 

Saturday, Oct. 30, Broke down the l)ulk 
head of the after liold so as to get up 
that way. 

Monday, Nov. 1, Saw Cape Spartel. Parted 
with tlie remainder of the fleet that was 



4.-) 



bound into the Mediterranean, and tlien 
they shaped their course for England. 

Saturday, Nov. 6, Got ready to make a 
start. At 2 A. M. all got in the after 
hold, when (.apt. Turner was to make 
the signal down the main hatchway, but 
no signal was made when we all had to 
return. Davis went in through the bulk- 
head to the after hold. l)ut for what rea- 
sons I don't know. 

Sunday, Nov. 7, It appears that some rascal 
gave information of our intention of tak- 
ing the ship and of the luilk head being 
down. We were all ordered on deck 
under guard. They then demanded the 
key of Mr. Head's trunk and of mine, 
when they turned everything in my 
trunk upside down, took all my razors 
and knives from me, and then ordered us 
all down below and not to make the 
least noise or they would fire down 
amongst us. 

Monday, Nov. 8, Still kept under very 
strong guard, only allowing one man to 
come on deck at a time and then with 2 
marines. We now give up all hope of 
doing an\i:hing. 



46 

181o. Tuesday, Nov. 9, They now gave us bread 
not fitting for a pig to eat. 

Sunday, Xov. 14, Saw the Isle of Wight. 
Shortly after anchored in Portsmouth 
harbour. Thank God! 

Monday, Xov. 15, Left the Talbot and her 
d — d^ officers, and was sent on board the 
Negro prison ship wliere we found 20 of 
our unfortunate countrymen who in- 
formed us that the British squadron on 
Lake Erie was all taken by the Americans. 

Tuesday, iSTov. 16, We were all emx^loyed in 
cleaning ourselves from lice. Found our 
allowance to be i lb. of beef and ^ lb. of 
bread for 24 hours. 

Tuesday, Nov. 23, The beef that came on 
board appeared as if it ^^'as not fit for a 
dog to eat, when I told the Commander 
if such beef was carried on board a prison- 
ship in the L'nited States that the person 
that carried it would })e kicked out of the 
ship. I likewise told him the prisoners 
in America fared as well again as tlie 
American prisoners in England. ilis 
answer to me was, •' \o more from you." 

Saturday, December 25. Arrived at Spithead 
two troop ships from Halifax with Amer- 
ican X)risoners on board. 



17 

l81o. Sunday, Dec. "JfJ, An oi-dcr came on hoard 
of the Negro I'oi- all Aiiicricaus to liold 
themselves t(j 'j^o on board the Dlamede 
troop ship to be sent to Chatham at meri- 
dian. The boats came for ns wlien we 
were sent on board the Diamede at Spit- 
head, where we fonnd al)out '200 Ameri- 
cans who came from Halifax. \Yind 
easterly. 
Monday, Dec. 27, We were all pnt down 
the Diamede forehold on the water casks, 
a place not fit for a dog. A^'e were al- 
lowed to come on deck in the afternoon. 

1814. Satnrday, frannary 1, A new year has com- 
menced. Hoping by the blessing of God 
it will prove a happy one for ns and like- 
wise a victorious one for the armies of 
the United States of America. Wind 
hauled to the S. W. Got under weigh 
from Spithead in company with the troop 
ship Nemesis which has American pris- 
oners on board, both bound to Chatham. 
Friday, Jan. 7, We arrived at Chatham, 
where we were put on board of the Sam- 
son prison ship, where we foimd 400 
Frenchmen on board. There was of us 
350 Americans. These Frenchmen were 
put on board this shiji. some for and 



48 

others for theft. Tluis the Britisli tj-eat 
the Americans. O shame! 
1814. 'Saturday, Jan. 8, Found our allowance on 
board this ship I lb. of beef, 1 pound of 
bread for 24 hours. Not enough to sup- 
port nature. 

Tuesday, Jan. 11, \\^illiani Follet, one of 
Capt. Cloutman's crew, went into the 
hospital. 

Friday, Jan. 14, I wrote to R. G. Beasly, 
Esq., American agent, respecting the 
allowance to the American prisoners, and • 
likewise to know if the prisoners could 
not have some clothes. 

Wednesday, Jan. 19, An order came on 
board for all the Americans amongst us 
that had given themselves up from a 
British man-of-war to hold themselves in 
readiness to go on board the Crown Prince. 

Tliursday, Jan. 20, All the Americans left 
this ship to go on board the Bahama 
prison ship where we found 400 Danes 
prisoners. 

Tuesday, Jan. 25, Came on board this ship 
six Americans who had given themselves 
up f]"om Bi'itish men-of-war. Amongst 
them was William Pousland of Marble- 
head. 



49 

1814. Thursday, Jan. 27. Cold. William Follet 
of Mai-l)leliead departed this life and was 
biirv'd on the flats where the tide flowed 
over it every high water. Is this the 
respect they pay to the last remains of a 
dead person ? 

Saturday, Jan. '29, 'J'he comnuuidei- of the 
ship informed us Americans that the 
American government would allow the 
Americans now prisonei-s in England one 
penny half penny per day for each man, 
payable the last of this month, and pay- 
able monthly, which was agreeable news 
to us poor prisoners. 

Sunday, Jan. 30, The small-pox has made 
its appearance on Iward this ship, like- 
wise a fever has spread amongst the 
Danes on the upper deck. About thirty 
of them taken down with it. The first 
complaint is the headache and backache, 
with dizziness. 

Tuesday, Feb. 1, Moderate breezes and 
pleasant weather. Two of the Danes 
dyed of the fever. 

Wednesday, Feb. 2, -AVilliam Hart, one of 
tlie Growler's crew, was taken sick and 
went into the hospital. 

Friday, Feb. 4, The money which the Ainer- 



50 

ican government allowed to its citizens, 
prisoners in England, came on board to- 
day, and was very acceptable. 
1814. Monday, Feb. 7, There appears to be great 
talk of peace between the United States 
and Great Britain, according to the Eng- 
lish papers. The fever on the npper deck 
rages to a great degree. From six to 
eight Danes are sent to the hospital daily. 

Friday, Feb. 11, Information came on board 

■ this ship from the Crown Prince that Mr. 
Charles Florence, late gunner of the 
Growler, was taken deranged and sent to 
Bedlam in London. 

Saturday, Feb. 12, The connnander of this 
ship began to move the sick from this 
ship on board the Trustee hospital ship^ 
There were seventy or eighty Americans 
and Danes. William Hart was amongst 
them. 

Monday, Feb. 14, Information came on 
board that AVilliam Hart, late of the 
Groioler, and belonging to Thomastown, 
in Penobscot River, State of Massachu- 
setts, died on board the Trustee hospital 
ship. 

Tliursday, Feb. 17, The Statesman news- 
paper gave Governor Strong's message to 



51 

Legislature of Massachusetts, entire, in 
in that paper. It is a pity the d — d old 
rascal of a Strong was not on board this 
ship. 
ISlJr. Thursday, Feb. 24, Ai-rived here two hun- 
dred and fifty American prisoners, said to 
be from Halifax, N. S. They went on 
board the Samson prison ship. 

Monday, Feb. 28, An inspection took 
place by the physicians of the Americans 
and Danes, when eight or ten were sent 
to the hospital. 

Wednesday. March 2, Two Americans sent 
to the hospital. The second payment of 
one penny, half penny, was paid to us 
from the American agent. 

Saturday, March 5, Mr. Andrew Tucker, 
one of the prize-masters of the Groider, 
was taken sick and sent to the hospital. 

Sunday, March 6, AVilliam Farnum. car- 
penter of the Growler, sent on board the 
hospital ship, and six sent aft, to the hos- 
pital, with AVni. Davis, one of the Groiv- 
ler's c]"ew. 

Monday, March 7, This ship is now in 
quarantine in consecpience of the conta- 
gious disorder on board. 

Tuesday, March 8, Tliere is now sixty 



Americans gone from this ship on board 
the hospital ship. The fever which is on 
board this ship is called the Russian 
fever. 
1814. Wednesday, March 1), The Commander of 
this ship insisted npon onv pnmping the 
ship out, which we refused. He then 
swore that he would stop all comnxunica- 
tion with the shore and stop all letters. 

Thursday, March 10, Samuel Foster, one 
of the Growler's crew, with four more, 
was taken sick and sent to the hospital, 
which makes iifty-two Americans and 
Danes in the hospital on this shii3, exclu- 
sive of those sent to the hospital ship. 

Saturday, March 12, John Dodge, one of 
the Growler's crew^ was taken sick and 
sent to the hospital. Mr. Light, 1st 
Lieut, of the privateer sch. Justian 
Smith, of Boston, died on board the hos- 
pital ship. 

Sunday, March lo, Nathaniel (ii-ush, one 
of the Groioler^s crew, taken sick and 
sent to the hospital, and one other. Not 
receiving an answer to our letter of the 
13th ult. to the American agent, wrote 
another. The Commander informed us 
that the American agent has been to the 



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T]-aiis[>ort Board about the sickness on 
hoard tliis slii]), and tliey were to procure 
another lor us. 
1814. Monday, March 14, Moderate breezes and 
cloudy weather. The head physician of 
the Fleet came from London to inspect 
us about the fever. Benj. Pitman aud 
Alexander Malcom, with four more, was 
taken sick and sent to the hospital. 

Tuesday, March 15, Large quantities of 
snow^ on the land. On inspection by the 
doctor of us Americans there was found 
thirty-three Americans sick and sent to 
the hospital. Amongst them was George 
Foster, belonging to the Growler. 

Wednesday, March 1(3, Information came 
from the hospital ship that Capt. Morgan, 
late master of the privateer schooner En- 
terprise, of Salem, died on board the hos- 
pital ship. On inspection by the doctors 
there was found to be sixty-three sick in 
the hospital and sixty-three more on tlie 
lower deck, all Americans. 

Thursday, March 17, Mr. Eben'r Skinner, 
of Xantucket, one of my mess-mates, 
was taken sick and sent to the hospital. 
Eight persons wei-e buried daily uj^on an 
averase. 



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1815. Saturday, March 19, Antony Harvey, cook 
of the Growler, was taken sick with the 
sniall-pox and sent to the hospital, and 
another American with the same disorder. 
Proctor Simonds of Salem, and two other 
Americans, died on board the hospital 
ship. Mr. Skinner was sent on boai'd the 
hospital ship with one other. 

Sunday, March 20, In consequenceof the 
neglect of the contractor for fuel the poor 
sick and distressed American prisoners 
were obliged to take their medicines in 
cold water. 

Monday, March 21, One American died 
in the hospital for the want entirely of 
such articles as would make him comfort- 
able. 

Tuesday, March 22, All the sick in the 
hospital only allowed one pound of can- 
dles for one month. O ! shame on this 
accursed nation. Four Americans sent 
to the hospital. 

Wednesday, March 2;>, Alex. Malcolm and 
John Dodge, both belonging to the Grow- 
ler, with two more, sent to the hospital 
ship. 

Thursday, March 24, George P'oster, Sam'l 
Foster and Benj. Pitman returned from 



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the liospital recovered of their sickiie.ss. 
Four Americans sent to the hospital. 
Mr. Ebenezer Skinner of Xantiicket died 
on board the hospital ship, and another 
belonging to Gloucester. 
1814. Sunday, March 27, Mr. Antonio Tardy, 
mate of the Herniophrodite Brig Dart, 
, died on board the hospital ship. 

Monday, March 28, Moderate breezes and 
pleasant weather. William Davis re- 
turned from the hospital. Six persons 
buried on the Flats. 

Tuesday, March 29, One American sent to 
the hospital. James Head, 1st Lieut, of 
the E. Gerry, died with the small-pox. 

Thursday, March 81, Six Americans sent 
to the hospital. Cleansed the upper deck 
for a hospital for the sick, and likewise 
cleansed the lower deck so as to prevent 
the sickness if possible. One American 
came from the hospital ship recovered 
from sickness. 

Sunday, April o, William Pousland and 
one American died on board the hospital 
ship. Four Americans sent to the hos- 
pital. Henry Scott of Baltimore and 
Jonathan Sawyer of Portland died on 
board the hospital ship. 



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1814, Monday, A})i-il 4. 1'lie fever makes great 
ravages amongst the marines on board. 
Three Americans sent to the hospital. 
Benjamin Pitman and Antony Harvey re- 
covered from their sickness. 

Tjiesday, April 5, According to the States- 
man newspaper the privateer brig Alfred 
of Salem was captured the 23d of Feb., 
by the Epevier ship of 18 guns, and the 
privateer Lizard of Salem was captured. 
Plight more Americans sent to the hos- 
j^ital. 

Thursday, April 7, C'apt. Cloutman was 
taken sick and sent to the hospital with 
five others. 

Friday, April 8, Benjandn Stacey of Mar- 
])lehead taken sick and sent to the hos- 
pital. 

Monday, April 11, Three Americans sent to 
the hospital, (^ut of 364 there are 153 
sick and dead Americans belonging to 
this ship. 

Tuesday, April 12, Accounts come from the 
liospital ship that William Farnum. late 
carpenter of the Growler, is dead. 

AVednesday, April 13, Received a letter 
from Mr. Beasley, the American agent, 
informino- us that he should allow us in 



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addition to the allowance oi' 1^ i)ei' day, 
o|d. for two days in the' week such as 
the days on wliieli our all()^¥ance consists 
of tish.' 
1814, Friday, April 15, Alexander Malconi re- 
turned from the hospital ship recovered of 
his sickness. Michael Coonil)S, John 
Smith and fferendah Roundy, all late of 
the Growler, sent to the hospital sick. 

Sunday, April 17, Jacob Holt of Salem died 
on board the hospital ship. 

Monday, April 18, Benjamin El well of 
Gloucester died on board the hospital 
ship. 

Wednesday, A]>ril 20, Clemnet Pain died on 
board the hosj^ital ship, belonging to 
Portland. 

ThTirsday, April 21, Edward Pollet died on 
the hospital ship, belonging to Baltimoiv. 

Friday, April 22, John Smith of Marble- 
head, late of the Growler, died on board 
this ship. 

Tuesday, April 26, C'apt. Cloutman returned 
from the hosjutal shij» recovered from his 
sickness. 

Wednesday, April 27, Mr, John II. Dennis 
of Salem died on board the hospital ship. 

Monday. May 2. John C'ash, late of tbe 



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Groider, taken sick and sent to tlie lios- 
pitai: 
1814, Tuesday, May 3d, Edward Brown of Mar- 
blehead died on board the hospital ship, 
and Christopher Hnbbard of Baltimore, 
and another American named Webber. 

Tuesday, May 17, Order has come on board 
this ship that all American prisoners in 
this river are to march to Stapelton 
Prison from this, a distance of one hun- 
dred and seventy miles. 

Thursday, May 19, William Ellingwood, 
late of the Growler, died on board the 
hospital ship. 

Tuesday, May 24, William Porter, late of 
the Growler and belonging to Beverly, 
died on board the hospital ship. 

Friday, May 27, We were all ordered on the 
upper deck for the purpose of cleaning 
the lower deck, but the upper deck will 
not hold the whole of us, and part refuse 
to come on the upper deck. 

Saturday, May 28, The Statesman news- 
paper gave an account of the Constitution, 
American frigate, being chased ashore 
near Marblehead, State of Massachusetts. 
Jonathan Freeman, late of the Elhridge 
Gerry, died on board the hospital ship. 



5f) 



181-1, Sunday, May 29, Tlic coinmaiider of tin's 
ship ordered those that were on tlie lower 
deck to come on the upper deck, but they 
refused. He then sent a guard of marines 
down and dro^'e them up. At dark we 
•inidertook to cut a hole through the deck 
so as to get on the lower deck, and one 
man got down, but the commander hear- 
ing us sawing, he was already there with 
a number of marines to receive us. He 
immediately seized the man and sent him 
to the black hole in irons. 

Tuesday, INIay 31, Eighteen Americans ran 
away from the Crown Prince. 

Saturday, June 4, Joseph Andrews of Mar- 
bleliead, late of the Gr-and Turk, died on 
board the hospital ship. 

Sunday, June 5, The Pilot newspaper gave 
an account of the American frigate Con- 
st itufioii being chased into Marblehead the 
•Jd of April by the Junon and Tenedos, 
British frigates, but of her heaving lier 
, provisions o\erboard and starting her 

water and then going into Salem. Four 
Americans came from the hospital ship. 
Nicholas Bunker of the State of Massa- 
chusetts died on board the hospital ship. 

Monday, June (J, David Pinkham died on 



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board the liospital ship, helongiiig to 
Xantucket. 
1S14. Tuesday, June 7, I received two letters 
from tlie Crown Prince, one from Capt. 
Lindsey, and the other from my nephew 
William Knight, who informed me tliat 
rlohn Knight and John Selman was pris- 
oners on board the . 

Friday, June 10, rlames Beckworth Green 
of Alexander and John Mills died on 
)>oai:d the hospital ship. 

Sunday, June 12, A great number of por- 
poises came up the river last night and 
the English supposed them to be Ameri- 
cans running away from the prison ships, 
when every marine in the fleet was in 
pursuit of them and fired a numlter of 
nniskets, but never found their mistake 
out until daylight. 

Thursday, June 16, Sanmel Silver of 
Salem died. 

Friday, June 17, Two sloops came up 
alongside the Croum Prince prison. sliip 
and took them full of Americans out of 
the above ship to carry them to land 
pi'ison. Nineteen Americans that were 
sent from Quebec as hostages were sent 
on shore from tlie Nassau prison ship to 



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go to Dartmouth to be sent in an Ameri- 
can cartel for the United States. This 
day, twelve months. I left my native 
country. 
181-1. Saturday, June 18, The commander of 
this ship informed me that we were to be 
sent to Dartmoor prison. 

Monday, June 20, Mr. Brown had a 
letter from the Crown Prince prison ship 
from one of our crew, who informed him 
that Bm-ril Manning, a boy late of the 
Growler, was sent home to Salem. Four 
of the prisoners belonging to the Nassau 
took a waterman's boat and attempted to 
get on shore amidst the firing of the ma- 
rines, which they succeeded in obtaining ; 
but after one hour's search they found 
them. 

Sunday, June 26, This day I arrived at 
my thirty-second year of age and am in 
good health, thank God, although a pris- 
oiler of war. 

Monday, July -1, This Ijeing the l)irth of 
our National Independence was celebrated 
by all the Americans on the river on board 
the different prison ships, and the Ameri- 
can flag was hoisted on l»oard all the 
ships. 



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1811. Tuesday, July 5, The paper to-day gave an 
account of the exchange of prisoners be- 
tween the United States and this govern- 
ment, thank God. This day I received a 
letter from my nephew, William Knight, 
from the Doivns. eTohn Devereaux, of 
Salem, late of the Grand Turk, died on 
board the hospital ship. 

Thursday, July 7, This day completes the 
first year of my captivity. 

Friday, July 8, Very great talk of an ex- 
change of prisoners. 

Monday, July 11, Tlie commander of this 
ship gave Capt. Molby and myself liberty 
to go on board the Crown Prince, but 

when we came alongside the d d old 

rascal of a commander refused to let us 
come near the ship. 

Saturday, July 23, Two sloops full of Amer- 
ican prisoners left the Nassau for land 
prison. 

Sunday, July 24, Three sloops full of Amer- 
icans left the Nassau for land prison. 

Thursday, August 3, The connnander of 
this ship has found out our hole whicli 
we had cut through tliis ship's side for 
the purpose of making oiu- escape from 
this melancholy imprisonment. Some 



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mean poltroon amongst us gave the infor- 
mation. The Statesman newspaper gave 
an account of the British troops entering 
Boston. Two sloops full of American 
prisoners left the Nassau for land prison. 
This ship is reported sickly again, which 
may it be the Almighty's pleasure to put 
a stop to. 
1814. Monday, August 8, Some of our people hav- 
ing a dispute with the sergeant of marines, 
he was called on the quarter-deck, when 
the commander put him in the black hole, 
and kept us below not to have any privi- 
leges at all. 

Tuesday, August 9, The newspaj^er gave an 
account of the English hostages that were 
in Marblehead Fort being released and 
were to be sent in a cartel to Halifax. 
The commander of the ship still keeps us 
below. 

Wednesday, August 10, Capt. Hutchinson, 
the agent for prisoners, came on board to 
pay the American soldiers, when we in- 
formed him of the treatment we received 
from the commander. He informed us 
that our grievances should be redressed. 

The fellow has stopt the newspaper 

from us, also all boats with such articles . 



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that we want to purchase out oi' them, 
such as butter, sugar, etc. 
1814. Thursday, Augiist 11, Capt. Hutchinson, 
the agent, and the commander came on 
board to see into our disturbance, when 
they said we should have beer and such 
articles as we wanted. 

Friday, August 12, The commander agxeed 
to let us come upon the forecastle and to 
have all the liberties we had before. We 
applied to him to let us have the news- 
paper, and he answered that he would see 
about it. 

Saturday, August 13, John Smith, one of 
the Gr^owlefs crew, came on board this 
J ship from the Crown Prince. He informed 
me that Capt. Lindsey was gone to land 
prison, and that four sloops full of Ameri- 
cans went from the Crown Prince to land 
prison ; and that their newspaper gave an 
account of John Cowell, late master of the 
Essex frigate, was killed in the action 
with the Phehe and Cherub. 

Saturday, August 20, A man by the name of 
Spinie attempted to run from this ship, 
but after getting into the water and swim- 
ming to the shore, he stuck in the mud 
and could not get out and was obliged to 



call for assistance, wlieii tJir I'oal t'loiii 
this ship went and took him and brought 
him on board and put him in the black hole. 
1814. Thursday, August '25, One half of our. pro- 
visions is stopped to pay for the hole that 
was cut for the purpose of making our 
escape. 

Tuesday, August 80, There is an account 
come on board of three hundred Ameri- 
cans that have come out of men-of-war 
from the East Indies coming on board 
this ship. 

Sunday, Sept. 4, Two sloops full of Ameri- 
can prisoners left the Crown Prince for a 
land prison. 

Monday, Sept. 5, An order came on board 
for one hundred and fifty to hold them- 
selves in readiness to go to land prison. 

Tuesday, Sept. 6, The newspaper is stopt in 
consequence of our going to land prison. 
There is a report of 100 of the Jamaica 
fleet being destroyed by the Americans. 
Three sloops full of Americans went from 
the Croivn Prince. 

Wednesday, Sept. 7, David Perry, First 
Lieut, of the American privateer Willie 
Raymond, secreted himself over the ship's 
side, and at night swam away. 
5 



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1S14. Friday, Sept. 9, The coniinandei' of lliis ship 
has found out tliat David rerry has swam 
away, and has kept ns all down in the 
pound and threatened to tire amongst ns, 
which we tokl him he was afraid. 

Saturday, Sept. 10, At '5 A.M. the com- 
mander of this ship informed us we must 
get all our things on deck so as to go on 
board the Crown Prince, which we did, 
and went alongside ; but the commander 
of her would not let us come on board, 
and we had to return on board the Bahama. 
At \ past 8 the men that were on board 
the Crown Prince came on board this ship. 
Amongst them was Mr. Rust, who in- 
formed me that the exchange of prisoners 
had taken place, and that Capt. Lindsey 
had received a letter from home dated the 
loth of June. 

Monday, Se^Dt. 19, The commander of the 
ship informed us that two cartels w^ere 
coming up the river to take the American 
prisoners to the United States. 

Wednesday, Sept. 21, T'he clerk of this ship 
informed me that a cartel was expected 
here daily for the soldiers. 

Saturday, Sept. 24, The American soldiers 
signed the parole to return to the ITnited 
States. 



ISM. Sim, lay, Sept. 25, M 4 A. 1\I. liiin,.,! t.. I.y 
the 8()iiud of tliB (Inim. AtDooii wejil on 
lu)ai-d the Lyden 04, houiul to Plymouth. 

INIoiiday, Sept. 2«), All the pi-isoiiers oiil)oard 
all ready for sailiiio. At :], got under 
weigh for Shenes.s. At H, anchored at 
the Xose. 

Tuesday, Sept. 27, At 2 A. M., got under 
weigli. At 6 P. M.. came to in the Downs. 

A\'ednesday, Sept. 28, At 4 P. M., got mider 
^^■eigh with a fine breeze. Sixty allowed to 
go on deck at a time. 

Thursday, Sept. 29, At 4. took a fine breeze 
•from the east. At 4, hove to, l)lowing 
heavy, not safe to run. 

Friday, Sept. /30, At 7, bore away. At 10, 
A. M., came to in I'lymouth Sound. Three 
Americans made their escape from this 
ship. Two got caught and one got clear. 

Sunday, Oct. 2, Three Americans made 
their escape, Ferguson and Johnson and 
Eatou. F^aton was drowned; Johnson 
caught. 

Friday, Oct. 7, At daylight ordered on deck. 
At 9 A. M. loaded and mai-ched for Dart- 
moor Prison. 

Saturday, Oct. 8, At 5 P. M., arrived at Dart- 
moor Prison very nmeh beat out. My 



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feet all over blisters, having 20 miles to 
walk barefoot. 
1S14. Sunday, Oct. 9, Found about 5()00 American 
prisoners here, amongst them fOur or five 
hundred Marblehead men. 

Monday, Oct. 10, Saw Capt. Lindsey. I 
received two letters from my wife and one 
from my father, and found they were well. 

Tuesday, Oct. 1 1 , Our situation very bad. 

Friday, Oct. 14, The statesmen in the prison 
are ordered to hold themselves in readi- 
ness to go on board a cartel in Dartmouth. 

Saturday, Oct. 15, In consequence of some 
American stealing boards from prison No. 
6, all communication is cut off. A letter 
from Mr. Beasley mentions an exchange 
taking place. 

Sunday, Oct. 16, Reports to-day of an ex- 
change. The soldiers fired into Prison 
No. 3. 

Tuesday, Oct. 18, Sixty-four Americans 
were called out to go in the cartel Jenny 

for the United States. It is rascally 

in the American agent for not sending 
the oldest prisoners first. 

Wednesday, Oct. 19, The soldiers fired into 
this prison and No. 3 for not putting the 
liulits out. The Americans that were 



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called out yesterday went to Dartiuoutli 
to embark. 
1814. Friday, Oct. 21, One black man shot in the 
arm in Prison l^o. 4. Samuel Williams 
of London wrote a mmiber of letters here 
mentioning- that a peace between the 
United States and Great Britain was 
certain. 

Monday, Oct. 24, The commander of this 
prison says that he shall report all pris- 
oners in a state of mutiny for not turning- 
out in the rain to be counted. Lemon 
Xeal of Marblehead made his escape. 

Wednesday, Oct. 26, Xothing new; only 
this is a miserable place for prisoners, 
being a leaky house. Not allowed to pur- 
chase anything. There are two hundred 
and tifty sick in the hospital, and ten have 
died during this week. 

Frida}^, Oct. 28, Four men died in the hos- 
pital. A report of a cartel arriving- from 
Savannah. % 

Saturday, Oct. 29, Two hundred and forty 
Americans arrived here from Halifax. 

Monday, Oct. 31. Four hundred Americans 
arrived here from Chatham. 

Thursday, Xov. 3, Mr. Beasley's clerk came 
liere to serve out clothing to those men 



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that came from Halifax and the West 
Indies. 

1814. Sunday, Nov. 6, Five Americans died in tlie 

hospital. 
Tuesday, Nov. 15, One man attempted to 

make his escape. Jonas Dennis of Mar- 

blehead died in the hospital. 
Thursday, Nov. 24, It being Thanksgiving- 
Day at home amongst our friends as we 

suppose, we provided ourselves with the 

best this prison afforded. 
Thursday, Dec. 1, One man hung himself in 

Prison No. 5. 
Friday, Dec. 2, Forty-two Americans died 

in the hospital from the 1st to the 27tli of 

last month. 
Monday, Dec. 5, Capt. John Adams of Mar- 

blehead died in the hospital. 
Thursday, Dec. 8, Jonas Dennis that was 

dead the 15 of November is come to life. 
Friday, Dec. 9, Three men who attempted 

to make their escape got caught. 

1815. Sunday, flan. 1, Begins a new year which 

may it please God to be a happy one. 
American colors displayed on all the 
prisons. "We are in hopes to be all sent 
to our native country soon. Tlie begin- 
ning of a happy new year, 



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1815. Monday, Jan. '2, The lime seems le<^K)ll.■^ 
waiting to be liberated from this infei-iial 
place. One man flogged two dozen for 
stealing a watch. 

Satnrday, Jan. 7, Joseph Widgei-, late of 
the Growler, died in the hospital. 

Friday, Jan. 13, Archer of Salem died 

in the hospital. 

Wednesday, Jan. 18, Four men that had 
entered out of the prison ships into 
Chatham have since been sent here from 
men-of-war, when the prisoners immedi- 
ately pricked them in the face as traitors 
with T. R. 

Thiu-sday, Jan. 26, Daniel 1\ Verry of Sa- 
lem and Thomas Jarvis of Marblehead. 

Thursday, Jan. 31, I was informed by 
Thomas Nowlandof the melancholy death 
of my father. 

Feb. 5, Joseph Laskey of Marblehead died 
in the hospital. 

Feb. 22, Josiah Grohi of Salein died in the 
hospital of the small pox. 

March 28, John Kelly, Marblehead. Stephen 
Stacey, Marblehead. 



A List of American Prisoners who 
DIED IN Dartmoor Hospital. 



James Morris, Baltimore. 
Thomas Berrin, Virginia. 
Henry Freslick, Pennsylvania. 
Wm. Saunders, Baltimore. 
James Liston, Baltimore. 
( 'harles Cornish, Baltimore. 
Henry More, New York. 
William Edgar, New York. 
Richard Hogarth, New York. 
Thomas Williams, Conn. 
William Tegan, Wenham. 
Prisby Lewis, Marl'lehead. 
John Montgomery, New York. 
Simon Harris, New York. 
James Coobs, Wiseasset. 
Benjamin Cook, Baltimore. 
John Jones, New Orleans. 
Wm. Devine, Georgia. 
John Perkins, Pittsfield. 
John Lewis, Rhode Island. 
Nathan Vanghan, New York. 
Henry Burley, Portland. 
James Pettingale, Salem. 
Matthew Timer ma, New York. 
John Bentham, Wiseasset. 



I Daniel Martin, New Orleans. 
I John Gaylor, N, Carolina. 

Simon Charles, Duxbridge. 

Lew's Larkins, Durham. 

Saul Francis, Wiseasset. 

Edward Norton, Weymouth. 

John Potter, Philadelphia. 

Wm. Carter, New York. 

John Collins, Philadelphia. 

John Carson, New York. 

Richard Study, Virginia. 
I Henry Adigo, HarrisbTn-gh,lMd . 
I John Adams, AVash., D. C. 
' Daniel Archer, Salem 

John Anderson, Portsmouth, 

N. H. 
'. Peter Aiuiis, Martha's Vine- 
yard. 

Thomas Barron, Virginia. 

Nicholas Blanchard. 
i John Butman, Baltimore. 
! Aniasa Reynolds, Connecticut. 

Wm. (iibson, New York. 

John Thomas, New York. 

Albert Mingo, New Orleans. 



7:5 



Alirahain Tonikiiis, New York. 
William Williams, Georgetown. 
Thomas Parker, Baltimore. 
Jacob Sawyer, Providence. 
Francis Gardiner, R. Island. 
William Coleman, N. Carolina. 
Elias Jones. 

John Baptiste, New York. 
Lewis Bryan, N. Carolina. 
Joshna Andrews, Ipswich. 
Lewis Stone, Middletown. 
Luke Rodgers, N. Carolina. 
John Adams, Marblehead. 
Isaac Harman, Portland. 
James Hitross, Cambridge. 
William Harris, Portsmouth, 
David Reed, Townsend. 
Isaac Simerson, New Y'ork. 
John Mary, Baltimore. 
Sylvester Dunham, Bostcn. 
James Congdon, R. Island. 
Asa Allen, New Bedford. 
John Baldwin, Boston. 
John Inerfield, Baltimore. 
Amasa Bates, Massachusetts. 
.Toel Pengo, Connecticut. 
Saul Marshall, Massachusetts. 
E. Bray, Boston. 
Joel Palmer, Portsmouth. 
R. Cutfee, Long Island, 
Wm, Parker, Boston. 
Richard Miller, Ayerstown. 
Alexander Lamb, Connecticut. 



Wm. Smart, Virginia. 

William Ben, Penn. 

-James Barret, Penn. 

John Steele, ^Maryland. 

Henry Babbidge, Virginia. 

Alexander Anderson, N. Y'. 

Dimpsey Hydra, N. Carolina. 

James Roth, Norwich. 

Simon Chindler, Boston. 

Daniel Appleton, Mass. 

Ebenezer Simonds, Newbury- 
port. 

Sanuicl Peterson, Philadelphia. 

Elijah Helford, soldier. 

Nicholas Smith, Richmond. 

James Boots, New Y''ork. 

Benj. Babb, New Hampshire. 

William Blasdell, N. H. 
i James Rock, Portsmouth, New 
Hampshire. 

William Bradge, Portsmouth, 
i N. H. 
i Samuel Pierce, Rhode Island. 

Ephraim Pinkham, Wiscasset. 

John Polled, Boston. 

John Paragua, Boston. 

Wm. Parker, Virginia. 

Charles Parker, Virginia, 

Aaron Peters, Thomastown. 

Samuel Peterson, Philadelphia. 

Benj. Renard. 

Erancis Roberts. 

Thomas Rice, SuHolk, 



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Samuel Kobiiisuji, Bu.stun. 
\Vm. Shaw, Philadelphia. 
Samuel Francis, Wiscasset. 
William Smart, Virginia. 
Jacob Seward, New York. 
John Stent, 
David Simons, Salem. 
Nicholas Smith, Virginia. 
Martin Sutton, New Bedford. 
Charles Brown, unknown. 
Moses Bailey, Philadelphia. 
John Butler, Delaware. 
John Blue, Providence, 
Philip Blazdell, N. H, 
Job Carney, Duxbury. 
John Cole, Baltimore, 
Simon Clark, Massachusetts. 
\Vm, Clark, " 

William Done van, Mass. 
Silas Denham, Boston. 
Amos Delham, New Bedford, 
William Diamond, R. Island, 
Thomas Daggett, Mass. 
Henry Freely, Pennsylvania. 
James Tulford, N. Carolina. 
William Furnel, Portsmouth, 

N. H. 
Joshua Ponder, Boston. 
Josiah Groin, Salem. 
Thomas Grieves, Boston. 



Richard Hughs, New York. 

James Henry " " 

James Hart • " " 

Jacob Hintz, Connecticut. 
j P^lias Hartford, soldier. 
I Silas Hadison, N. Carolina. 

Francis Wadden, Virginia. 

Thomas Thomas. 
j George Jonas, N. Orleans. 
I Thomas Jackson. New York. 

Caleb Johnson, Charlestown. 
\ John Johnson, New York. 

Edward Jenkins, Camljridge, 
j Thomas Jarvis, Marblehead. 
j James .Jennings, Gay Head. 
I Uriah King, Scituate. 

James Knap, 
i Amos Larkin, Beverly. 

James Lastry, Marblehead. 

Richard Lee, Mass. 

John Legath. Portland. 

James Murray, Baltimore. 

Richard Miller, Peimsylvduia. 

Joseph Midge. 

Mr. Williams, Baltimore. 

.John Martin " 

Edward Miller, New York. 

Jesse Marsh, Kennebunk. 

Edward Martin, Weymouth. 

Daniel Nash. 



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DIKD IN STATLETON PRISON. 



Elten Sinioiids. 

Williani Tira. 

Elijah Tibby, New York. 

Uriah Thomas, Connecticut. 

Matthew Sinionds, New York. 

John Thomas " " 

Francis Tuttle. 

J. B. Taylor, hung himse'if. 

Samuel Tophouse, soldier. 

Henry Thomas, Stoughton. 

Nathan Vautihan, New York. 



Daniel Verry, Salem. 
Joseph Widger, Marblehead. 
Joseph Witham, (i!ay Head. 
John Witham, Portsmouth. 
George Morgan, New York. 
David Smart " *' 

John Dunn, Phihidelphia. 
Isaac Watts, I'harlestown. 
John Francis, Providence, Iv. I. 
Job INIitchell, New York. 
Lambeth Johnston, New York. 



Selectmen 



The following are the names of those who have 
held the office of Selectmen of Marblehead and the 
year in which they served : — 

Moses Maverick, 1048, l(j4«), 1(55(3, imi, 1(502, 1003, 1(5(5S, 

1(5(59, 1070, 1(574, 1075, 1070, 1077, lOHl. 
Samuel Doliber, 1(548. 
Francis Johnson, 1(M8, 1(550, KiOo. 
Nicolas Merritt, 1(>48, 1(5(50, l(j(54, 10(55, 1071. 
John Peach, Sen., 1048, 1(549, l(j5(J, 1(557, 105*», 10(50, 1(5(51, 

1(571, 1077, 1081. 
John Devereux, 1(548, 1(5(5(3, 1(5(57, 1074. 
John Bartoll, 1(348, 1041), 1050, 1057, 1(558, 1(55' •, 10(50, 

1(3(51. 
Arthur Sanden, 1(541), 1(358. 
John Hart, 1(549, 1(557. 
James Snrith, 1(549, 1(5.57. 
William Charles, 1(349, 1(357, 1(5(51. 
Eoger Conant, 1(55(5. 
Ambrose Gale, 1(55(5, 1(5(52, 1(5(54, 1(5(55, 1071, 1074, 1(575, 

1(57(5, 1(578, 1(381, 1082. 
John Peach, Jr., 105(3, 1(500, 1(5(51. 
John Codner, 1(558, 10(3;3. 
Richard Norman, 1(5.58, 1(5(58. Kioi). iii7(», 1(572, 1(57.>, 1(570. 

1(582. 
William Nicke. 10.58, 



John Nortliy, Km!). 

.John Leg!?, Kin*), l(37!i, KWO. 

John JiCgg. Jr.. 1()7'-', 1()7:>. 

John C'leniant. lt;r><). 

John Uatchell, KXiO. 

Joseph Dolliber, IBOl,, 1()82. 

Christopher Latimer, KKJ:?, 1(;()S, IGOO, 1(>70, 1(574. KwS. 

John Waldron, Km, imr^, KWl, 1722, 1723, 1724, 1725. 

Samuel Ward, 1()(;4. Hm, 1(571, 1(572, 1()7:\ 1(574, 1(57S, 

1(581, 1(582, 1(5S:5. 
Erasmus James, 1()()4, 1(5(5."), 1(572, 1(57:5, 1(58:5, 1(587. 
Robert Knight, l(5(i(5, 1(5(57. 
Samuel Morgan, 1(5(5(5, 1(5(57. 
Kicliard Reed, 1(5(5(5. 
Edmund Gale, 1(5(5(5, 1(5(57. 
James Smith, 1(5(58, 1(5(59, 1(570. 

Thomas Pitman, 1(5(58, 1(5(5!), 1(570. 1(57."), 1(577, 1(579, 1(580. 
Xathaniel Walton, 1(571, 1(57.^), 1(577, 1(571), 1(580, 1(58:'., 1(587. 
Thaddeus Reading. 1(572, 167:5, 107.^ 1(579, 1G.S0. 
William Beale, 1(57(5. 
Richard Reith, 1(57(5, 1(577, 1080. 1(187, 1722, 1728, 1730, 

17:r., 17:34, 17.3."), 17:56. 
Robert Bartlett, 1(378. 
John Merriott, 1(578. 
Richard Knott, 1(579, 1680. 
James Dennis, 1680. 
William Brown, 1(582. 
Ensign Ward, 168:;. 
Thomas Pitman, Jr., 1(58;'.. 
Ambrose Gale, Jr., 1(587. 
('apt. Nicholas Andrews, 1720, 1721. 
Samuel Stacey, 1720, 17:51, 17:52. 
William Stacey. 1720, 1721. 



John Palmer, Jr.. ITliO, 1729, 17:51. 

Joseph Sweet. Jr., 1720, 1721, 1S2M, 

( 'apt. John Stacey, 1721 . 

John Homan, Sen., 1721. 172:5, 1724. 172.".. 172(i. 1727, 

1728, 17:32. 
Richard Skinner, 1722, 172:'., 1724. 
('apt. Richard Trevet, Esq., 1722, 172.".. 
Ricliard Trevet, Jr., 1721). 
Capt. James Calley, 1722, 172;!, 1724. 172r.. 172(5, 1727, 

i7:?i, 17;'.2. 
Samuel Russell, 172:?, 1724. 
David Parker, 1725, 172<», 17:!4. 17:!.".. 
Stephen Minott, 1 72(5. 
Francis Bowden. 1726, 1727. 172S, 17:30, 17:'.1, 17:32, 17.".:3, 

17;'>7, 17:W. 
Joshua Orne, 172(5, 1738, 174(5, 1741». 17.iO. 
Andrew Tucker. 1727. 
Capt. Joseph Majory. 172.S. 
John White, 1720. 
Greenfield Hooper. 1720. 
Benjamin Boden, Jr., 1720, 17:30, 174<X 1741, 174.S, 17.")!. 

1752, 1754, 175.5, 1756, 1750, 1760, 17(32, 176:!, 17(54, 17(5.".. 

1766, 1767, 1768, 17()0, 1770. 
Capt. Abraham Howard. 1720, 17:51, 17:52, 17:i;3. 
Capt. Bartholomew Jackson. 1720. 17:54. 17:5."). 17:3(5. 

17:37. 
Joseph Blaney, 17:!:!. 
Benjamin Hendley, 17:!:!. 17:!(5. 17:!7, 17:58, 17:10, 1740. 

1741, 1742, 174:>, 1744, 1745, 1747, 1740. 17.50. 1751. 
William Bartlett, 17:34, 17:55, 17:5(5, 17:!7. 
Xathaniel Bartlett, 17:!4, 17:r.. 
Ebenezer Hawkes, 17:36. 
Capt. Josepli Skinner, 17:57. 



70 

Klx'iiczer Stacey, 17;5S, 17;;!>, 1740, 1741, 1742. 1744, 1745, 

174(;, 1747, 174;>, HoO, nr>:), 17r)4, 17.")(i; 17.~)7, 17r)<i, 17»i(>. 
(ieorge Finch, 17;5S, 17;«», 1740. 1741. 
Joseph Griffin. 17;«), 1740. 
William Webber, 1741, 1742. 
William Goodwin. 1742. 174.'.. 17.-)1. 17.");'.. 17.V). 174S, 

1704. 
John Reed. 1742. 
("apt. Thomas Gerry, 174:'.. 1747. 17r»s. 1771. 1772, 177.'., 

1774, 17S1, 17S2. 
Kichai-d Eeed, 174:5, 1744, 1745, 1740, 1747, 1753, 1754, 

175i), 1761, 1702, 170:$, 1765, 17()(), 17(57, 1709, 1770. 
Isaac Mansfield, 174:5, 1702, 17(55. 1700. 1707. 17()it. 177(\ 

17S7, 17SH, 17S<), 1790, 1791. 
Jacob Fowle, 1744, 174.5, 1746, 1758. 
Doctor Ilobert Hooper. 1744. 174.5. 174(5. 1749. 1750, 1751, 

1757, 17(50, 1761. 
Robert Penimore, 1747. 1749. 17.50. 17.54. 
David Legallais, 174S. 
Nicolas Edgecomb, 1751. 17.5:5. 
Benjamin Stacey. 1744. 
Joseph Cardar, 1755. 

John Bartoll, 17.55, 175(5, 1757, 1758, 1764, 17(58. 
Nathan Bowen, 17.55, 17.56, 1757, 1762, 17():\ 1798, 1799, 

1800, 1801. 
George Newmarck, 17.5(], 1757, 176.^ 1764. 
Joshna Orne. Jr., 1758, 177(5, 1777. 1778, 1779. 
William Bourn, 17.58, 1761. 
William Gale. 17.59. 
Benjamin Marston. 1759, 176:^. 17(5.5, 176(5, 1767, 17(59. 

1770, 1772, 177:^, 1774. 
.\zor Orne, 17(50, 17(51, 17(5.5, 17(50. 1707, 1771. 1772. 177:'.. 

17X1. 17.S2. 1787. 1788. 17!t:;. 



80 

Hon. Robert Hooper, E,s(|.. MVM. 

Jereniiah Lee, 1761. 

John Gallisoii, 1762. 

Joseph Pickett, 17(U, 1768. 

John Pedrick, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1774. 

Samuel Gatcliell, 1768, 178;^ 1784. 

Capt. Jonathan Glover, 1771, 1772, 177;-., 1781, 1782, 

1787, 1788, 1789, 1790. 
Samuel Swett, 1771, 1772, 1773. 
Capt. James Mugford, 1774, 177"). 

Capt. Samuel Hooper, 1774, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 179:5, 

1794. 
Capt. Samuel White, 1774. 
Robert Hooper, 1774, 177(5, 1777, 1792, 1797. 
Deacon William Doliber, 177.^, 177<i, 1777, 1778. 
Deacon Stephen Phillips, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 178;'., 

1784, 178.5, 1786. 
Edward Fettyplace, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1779, 1781, 
Nicholson Broughton, 1775. 
Major John Gerry, 1775, 1778, 1779, 1780. 
Capt. Jeremiah Proctor, 177(i. 1777. 
Capt, John Prince, 1776. 
Capt. Samuel Pote, 1777. 
Richard Harris, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 178(5, 1787, 

1788, 1789, 1790. 

Capt. John Grush, 1778, 1779, 1780. 

Capt. John Selman, 1778, 1781, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 

1808, 1809, 1810. 
Burrill Devereux, 1779, 1780, 1789, 1790. 
Joshua Prentiss, 1779, 1780, 1795, 179(5, 1797, 1798, 1809, 

1810, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1820. 
Capt. Thomas (4rant, 1779, 1780. 



«1 



Jolii] hparhawk, 17S(), 1S1:5, KS14, ISlf), 1,S2(>, 1S:]K 1S22, 

1S23, 1824, 1S25, 1H2(!, 1827, 1828, 1835, 1835), 184(5, J 847. 
Capt. Richard James, 1781, 1782, 1804, 1805, 1800, 1807, 

1808. 
Capt. Nathaniel Lindsey, 1782, 17.S3, 1784, 1785, 1780, 

1787, 1788, 1780. 1700, 1708. 
Capt. Benjamin J. Keed, 1782. 
Capt. Eichard Stacey, 178.3, 1784. 
Capt. AVilliam Hooper, 178.3, 1784, 1785, 1780, 1787, 1788, 

1789, 1700. 
Capt. William Blackler, 1783, 1784, 1785. 
Samuel Waitt, 1783, 1784, 1785, 178(;, 1787, 1788. 
John Clover, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792. 
Sanniel Sewall, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 

1794. 
Israel Forster, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794. 
William R. Lee, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 179G. 
Knott Pedrick, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1790. 
Marston Watson, 179."., 1794, 1795, 1796. 
John Dixey, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1790. 
Capt. Joseph Watson, 1797. 
Benjamin Green, 1797. 
Ebenezer Craves, 1797, 1799, 1800, 1804, 1805, 1800, 18o7, 

1808, 1809, 1810. 
Deacon John Coodwin, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801. 
AVilliam Borden, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801. 
Joseph Barker, 1799, 1801, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 

1814. 
Capt. Nathan B. Martin, 1801, 1802, 1803. 
Samuel Turner, 1802. 
Capt. Thomas Elkins, 1802. 
John Lefavour, 1802, 180.3, 1830. 
Richard Prince, 1802, 1815. 



82 



Capt. John Prince, 180;!, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808, 1816, 

1817. 181<>, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827. 
Capt. Asa Hooper, 180;i 
John Harris, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, 

1815, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1823, 1824, 

1825. 
(reorge Barker, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812. 
Benjamin Knight, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 

1814, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 

1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829. 
AVilliani Story, 1811, 1812. 

John Pedrick, 3d., 1811, 1812, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819. 
Tlionias Haskell, 1813, 1814. 
Capt. John Bailey, 1817, 1818. 
Nathaniel Hooper, 1818, 1822. 
Joseph (loodwin, 1819. 

Daniel Weed, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825. 
Capt. William Elliott, 1826, 1827. 
Joseph W. Green, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 

1835. 
John Traill, 1828, 1830, 1831. 1832. 
Robert Hooper, 1828. 
Dr. Chandler Flagg, 1829, 1830. 
Joshna O. Bowden, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1836, 1840. 
Nathaniel Adams, 1829. 
William P. Brown, 1830, 1831, 1832. 
Samuel S. Trefry, 1831, 1832, 1835, 1838, 1839. 
John Orne, 1833, 1834, 1845. 
John H. Gregory, 1833, 1834, 1836, 1837. 
Vv'illiam Hawks, 1833, 1834, 1838. 
James (ioodwin, 18.33, 18;U, 18.38, 1839, 1840, 1844, 1847, 

1.S48, 1849. 
Edmund Kimball, 1833, 1834. 



sa 



^Villi;lm J>. Adams, is;35. 

James Gregory, is;!5. 

AVilliam H. Reynolds, l.s;5(j, 

John Quiner, IH'M. 

Edward Crowninshield, 18;J7. 

Nathaniel Lindsey, 1837. 

John Candler. Jr., 1837, 1838. 

William Knight, 1837, 1839, LSoU, 1.^51, is.j4. 

Samnel Avery, 1838, 1840, 1841. 

Benjamin Lindsey, 1839, 1841, 1843, 1844, 1845, 184(5, 

1847, 1848. 1849, 18r)(), 1857, 1858, 18()(), 1809, 1870, 1871. 
Thomas Tucker, 1840. 
Joshua Orne, 1840, 1844. 
Joseph Hidden, 1841. 

Stephen Hathaway, 1841. 1842. 1843, 1845, I84(i. 
Williiim Hawks, Jr., 1841. 
Benjamin Brown, 1842, 1843. 1854, 1855. 
Nicholas Chapman, 1842. 
Francis (1. Selman, 1842, 1843. 
Samuel GoodAvin, 1843, 184(), 1847. 
Andrew Lackey. 1844, 1845, 18.59, 18t)0. 
Henry F. Pitman, 1845, 184(), 1850, 1851. 1852, 187;?. 

1874, 1875, 187(), 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881. 
Benjamin D. Dixie, 1847, 1848, 18(57, 1872. 
( ieorge Wilson, 1848, 1849, 1853. 
William Hammond, 1848, 1850, 1851, 1852. 
William G. Blackler, 1S49. 
John Pitman. 1849. 

Thomas Garney, 1850. 1851. 1852. 1857, 1858. 
Henry Hooper, 1850, 1851, 1852. 
Josepli (xregory, 1852, 185:5, 18.55. 
William Nutting, Jr., 18.5.3, 18,5(5, ls.-)7, 1858, 1859, 18(50, 

18(51, 18G2, 18G3, 18(54, 18G5, 1S6{J. 



84 

George Clouiman, 185o. 

David Blaiiey, 1853. 

John Adams, 1854, 185G, 1857, 1858, 1859. 

Simon Stone, 1854. 

George Knight, 1854. 

Samuel B. Hidden, 1855. 

Ezekiel Eussell, 1855. 

Henry G. Gray, 1855. 

William C-ourtis, 1856. 

Thomas Foss, 185(i, 18(37, 1868, 1872. • 

William Humphreys, 1857, 1858, 1869, 1870, 1876, 1880, 

1881. 
Stephen Hatliaway, Jr., 1859, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1869, 

1870, 1871. 
William O. Turner, 1.S59. 
Peter Dixey, Jr., 1S60. 
Nicholas P. Pitman, 1860. 
Wm. Coates, 1860. 
James J. H. Gregory, 1861, 1868. 
Richard Bessom, Jr., ISGl.^l^t^ 
Sanuiel Bowden, 1861. 
Jonathan II. Orne, 18(51, 1862, 1863, 1868. 
Joseph II. Robinson, 1862. 
Henry A. Potter, 1862, 18(33, 1864, 1866, 1869, 1870, 1873, 

1874, 1875, 187(3, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1881. 
Stephen T. Prime, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1867. 
Simon Lamprell, 1864, 1866, 1872. 
Richard L. Woodtin, 1865. 

Benjamin Wormstead, 1865, 1867, 18t38, 1871, 1872. 
Samuel S. Trefry, 18(35, 1867. 
Natlian P. Sanborn, 18(56. 
John F. Brown, 1868. 
Michael J. Doak, 1869, 1870, 1871. 



Geoi-ge Hatch, l-STl, 1.S72. 

Joseph r. Turner, 187;?, 1S74, 1875. 

Samuel Sparliawk, 187:'., 1874. 1875, 187(), 1877, 1878, 

1879. 
Thomas Appleton. 1878. 1874, 1875. 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 

1882. 
Thomas Iiigalls, 1870, 1877, 1878, 1879. 
Benjamin F. Pierce, 1880, 1881. 
Jolm S. Martin. 1880, 1881, 1882. 
William Sparhawk, 1882. 
Benjamin F. Brown, 1882. 
Knott V. Martin, 2 months in 1882. 



TOWN CLERKS. 



Moses Maverick. I(i75, 1670, 1077, 1078. 

Richard Knott, 1(379, 1(>80. 

Sanuiel Ward. 1(>81, 1(582, 1()8;!. 

Archibald Ferguson, 1720, 1721, 1722. 

Richard Trevet, 1723, 1724. 

.Fohn Stacey, 1725, 172(i, 1727, 1728. 

Benjamin Boden, 1729, 17:50, 17;'.4, 1730, 17.37. 1742 to 

1748, 1751 to 1777. 
John Reed, 1731, 1738, 1739, 1740, 1741, 1749, 1750. 
Capt. Abraham Howard, 1732, 173;'.. 
Capt. John Skinner, 17;>5. 
Francis Felton, 1778, 1779 to 1790. 
Woodward Abraham. 1792 to 179(;. 179.S to is(t;;. 
William Boden, 1797. 



86 



Joshua Prentiss, 1804 to iH'SS. 

Ivichard Homan, 1834 to 1851 . 

Glover Erougliton, 1852 to 18(i;>. 

John Nutting, a short time in 18(if». 

William Gilley, 18G<> to 1881. 

Stephen C. Felton, 1881, the present incumbent. 



Representatives to the General 
Court. 



The following is a complete list of the citizens of 
Marl)leliead who liave served the town as represen- 
tatives to the General Court, from the time of its 
incorporation to the year 1883. Its accuracy may 
be relied upon, as it has been carefully compiled 
from the records of the town and verified })y the 
recoi'ds on file in the State archives : — 

Capt. Samuel Ward, 1678, 1()79, 1680. 

Capt. Nathaniel Norden, 1689, 1692. 1696. 1698. 

Capt. John Legg, 1693, 1694, 1700. 

Mr. Richard Rief, 1695. 

Archibald Ferguson, 1697. 

Capt. William Dodge, 1699. 

Capt. Richard Trevett, 1701, 170-2. 1703. 1707, 1708. 

1709, 1713, 1716, 1717, 1726. 
Cajit. Edward Brattle, 1702, 1704. 
Mr. Samuel Read, 1705. 
Capt. John (Galley, 1706. 



87 



Capt. Kicliard Smith, 17 Id. 

Mr. George Jackson, 1711 . 

Mr. James Smith, 1712. 

Mr. James Cawley, 1714, 1715, 1723, 1729. 

Capt. John Cawley, 1718, 1719. 

Mr. William Stacey, 1720, 1721, 1727, 1728. 

Capt. Nicliolas Andrews, 1722. 

Mr. John Oulton, 1724, 1725. 

Joshua Orne, Esq., 1726, 1728. 

Stephen Minot, Jr., 1729. 

Jeremiah Gatcliell. 1730, 1731. 1732, 1733. 1735. 173G. 

Capt. Abraham Howard. 1733. 1734. 

Joseph Blaney, 1734. 

Jeremiah Allen, 1735, 173G. 

James Skinner. 1737, 1740, 1741, 1742, 1743, 1744, 1745, 

1746. 
Capt. Cyles Russell, 1738, 1739. 
Kichard Dana, 1738. 

John Tasker, Esq., 1747, 1753. 1754. 1756, 1761. 
Major Jacob Fowle. 1748, 1757, 1758, 1760, 1761, 1762. 

1763, 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768. 
John Bailey, 1749, 1750, 1751. 
Kobert Hooper, Esc[., 1755. 
Richard Reed, Esq., 1756, 1770, 1771, 1772. 
William Bourne, Esq., 1750, 1764, 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768. 
Joshua Orne, Esq., 1769, 1776, 1777, 1780, 1781. 1790. 

1797. 
John Callison, Esq., 1769, 1770, 1774. 
Elbridge (lerry, * 1772, 1773, 1775, 1776. 1780, 1786. 



* It will be remembered that the Provincial Congress 
took the place of the General Court in 1775. 

Mr. Gerry was elected a member of the Continental 
Congress in 1776 and served in that body until 177>;. 



88 

Azor Orne, 1773. 1775, 1776, 1777, 1785, 1787. 
Jonathan Glover, 1776, 1777, 1780, 1785, 17S6, 1787, 1788. 

1789. 
Capt. Thomas Gerry, 1776, 1787. 
Capt. Richard Stacey, 1777. 
Samnel Gatchell, 1779, 1781. 
Burrill Devereux, 1779, 1786, 1789, 1787. 
William Bacon, 1779. 

Joshua Prentiss, 1779, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803. 
William Lee, 1780. 
Samuel Sewall, 1784, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792. 1793, 

1794, 1795, 1796. 
Capt. N. Lindsey, 1784. 
William E. Lee, 1785, 1792. 
IJichard Harris, 1786. 
Isaac Mansfield, 1788. 
(xen. John Glover, 1788^, 1789. 
Thomas Lewis, 1789. 
Marston Watson, 1792. 
Xathan Bo wen, 1798. 

Dr. Elisha Story, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1804, 1805. 
Richard James, 1802, 1803. 
Nathan B. Martin, 1803, 1804, 1805. 1806, 1807, 1808, 

1809, 1810, 1811, 1823, 1825. 
John Selnian, 1800, 1804, 1805." 
John Prince, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807. 1808. 1809, 

1816, 1822. 
Ebenezer Graves, 1804, 1805. 
Philip Besom, 1806, 1807. 1808, 1809, 1810, 1814. 
John Bailey, 1806. 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812. 1813. 

1818. 
Asa Hooper, 1806. 1807. 1808, 1809. 1810. 1811. 1812. 

1814. 1823. 



89 

Joshua Prentiss, Jr., 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 

38J2, 1813, 1814, 1816, 1817. 
William Story, 1801), 1810, 1811, 1812, 1818. 
John Pertrick, ard., 1811. 
John G. Hooper, 1811, 1812. 
Richard Prince, 1812, 1813, 1814. 1810. 
James .Smith. 1812, 1813, 1840. 
Jacob Willard, 1813, 1814. 
Samuel W. Phelps, 1813. 
Tsaac Story, 1815. 
John Harris, 1816. 
John Bond, 1816. 

Joshua O. Bowden, 1816, 1832. 1833. 
Frederick Conkling, 1816. 
John Hooper, 1819, 1820, 1821. 
Benjamin Knight, 1822, 1823, 1824. 1826, 1827, 1828. 
John Sparhawk, 1823, 1824. 
William Elliot, 1823, 1824. 
William B. Adams, 1824, 1827, 1831. 
Joseph Hidden, 1824. 
William Hawkes. 1827, 1828, 1831, 1832. 
Joseph W. Ureen, 1828, 1829, 1870. 
Philip Bessom. 1830. 
Frederick Robinson, 1831. 1832. 1833, 1834, 1835. 1830, 

1838. 
John Sparhawk, Jr., 1831. 
Samuel Knight, 1832. 
Robert Orne, 1832, 1838. 
John H. Gregory, 1833. 
Simon Stone, 1833. 
Ezekiel Darling, 1834. 
.lames Goodwin, 1834, 1835. 
.lohn Quiner, 1834. 



90 

William VVidger, Jr., 1834. 

Edward Crowninsliield, 1835. 1836. 

Beiijaniin Lindsey, 1835, 1843. 

John S. lioads, 1835. 

John C^arroll, 1837. 

William Hooper, 1837. 

William Knight, 1837. 

N'athaniel Lindsey, Jr.. 1837. 

George C. Roundy, 1837. 

James E. Wiggin, 1838. 

Samuel Goodwin. 2nd., 1830. 
Elias H. Ramsdell, 183!», 1843. 
Peter Rix, 1839. 
Thomas Tucker, 1839. 
Thomas Elkins. 1840. 
Daniel G. Wilkins, 1840. 
William Williams, Jr., 1840. 
Samuel Avery, 1841. 
Archibald 8. Kniglit, 1841. 
Thomas F. White, 1842, 1855. 
John Ingalls, 1842. . 
Samuel C'hinn, 2nd.. 1844. 
William H. Reynolds, 1844. 
Jonas A. Bettis, 1845. 
Peter Dixie, Jr., 1845. 
Jefferson Knight, 1S4G. 
Francis A. Smith, 184G. 
Robert TI. Bessom, 1848. 
John Swett, 1848. 
John Carroll, Jr., 1849. 
Thomas Swasey, 1849. 
William Bartoil, 1850. 
Richard Tutt. 1850. 



91 



John Adams, 1854. 

William Knight, 1«54. 

Simon Lamprell, 1855. 

Franklin Knight, ]856. 

IMiomas W. Webber. 1856. 

John Lewis, 1857. 

llichard Ramsdell, 1857. 

Gliomas D. Hamson, 18.5S, l.S.59. 

Denjamin (t. Hathaway, 1S5!). 

Samnel Goodwin, 18()0. 

'lliomas T. Paine, 18(il. 

Benjamin K. Prentiss,. 18(il. 

Samnel Roads, 18()2, 1877. 

Darwin E. Ware, 18()."). 

Joseph H. Robinson, LSOo. 

(reorge W. Patch, isai, 18(15. 

Joseph A. Hooper, 18(15. 

Knott V. Martin, 18()(;, 18(17. 

William P,. Brown, 18(57, 18(;s, 1S7+, 18S0. ISSl. issi 

Stephen C. Felton, 18(18. 

Joseph S. Knight, 18f«). 

Richard P. A. Harris, 18(19. 

(xeorge H. Martin, 1870. 

William H. Wormstead, 187t>. 

Thomas Swasey, Jr., 1871. 

Francis E. Pedrick, 1872. 18s:!. 

George Hatch, 1872. 

Thomas Ingall, 187.'^>. 

Richard H. Hnmplirey. 187:^.. 

Joshua P. Haskell, 1874. 

William A. Haskell, 1875. 

William P.. Howard, 1875. 

Xathnniel E. Eiiidsev. 1X7(1. 



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John Freeto, l.S7(i. 
Benjamin A. Phillips, 1S7S. 
Lewis Carroll, -1S78, ISMl . 
William P. Proctor, Jr., 1879. 
('harles 11. Litcliman, l.S7i>. 
Thomas Main, 1880. 
Thomas P. M. Rix, 1882. 
Thomas P. Wiggins, 1883. 

During the years 1752, 1778, 1782, 1783, 1847, 1851, 
18.52, 1853 there were no representatives from Mar- 
blehead in the General Court. 



SENATORS. 



The folio wmg named citizens of Marblehead have 
held the office of State Senator : — 

Ralph H. French, 1819. 

John Prince, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1820, 1827. 

Robert Hooper, Jr., 1834. 

James Gregory, 1847, 1848. 

Frederick* Robinson, 1851. 

Henry G. Gray, 18.54. 

William Fabens, 1858, 1859. 

Darwin E. Ware, 1864, 18(i5. 

William H. Caswell, 1871. 

Thomas Ingalls, 1874, 1875. 

James J. H. Gregory, 1877, 1878. 

William Sparhawk, 1883. 

* In 1843, while a resident of Charlestown, Mr. Rohinson 
was a member of the Senale, ami was elected President 
of that body. 



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COUNCILLORS. 



Azor Orne, 1780, 1782, 1788, 178!), 17!»0, 1791, 17!)12, 171)3, 

1794, 1795. 
John F. Harris, 1871, 1872. 



Representatives in Congress, 



Elbridge Gerry, 177(5, 1777, 1778, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792 

179;:5. 
Samuel Sewall, 1799. 
William Reed, 1811 to 1815. 



Note. — The Journal iroiii whicli these extracts 
are* taken, is very incomplete, and has been some- 
what mutilated in the time that has elapsed since 
it was written. This will account for the fact that 
there is no record of Mr. Selman's release from 
prison. Since the Journal went to press the fol- 
lowing additional entries have been discovered : — 

1813, Friday, Aug. 27, Two of our people allowed 
to go outside the harbour's mouth with 
the marines and ketch some fish, Avhicli 
we found to be of great help as our allow- 
ance was hardly enough to support na- 
ture. 

Sunday, Aug. 29, Pleasant weather. ]Mr. 
Rust, Mr. Brown and myself allowed to 
go on shore when we pleased l)y day. 

Monday, Aug. 30, We find the fishermen 
in this place very kind in giving us as 
much fish as we wanted. 

Tuesday, Aug. 31, Some of our peoi)le 
allowed to go on shore to work. 

Saturday, Sept. 4, Arrived the Amei'ican 
cartel ship Jenny, David Myers, master, 
in distress, being leaky, with 160 Ameri- 
cans, bound to Boston from Falmouth, 
England. 



Sunday, Sept. 5, I went in company with 
Mr. Rust alongside the cartel to see if 
any men were on board, when I found 
Capt. John Dixey with a number of my 
townsmen on board. Finding no news 
and the small-pox on board, left hei-, she 
being in quarantine. 

AYednesday, Sept. 8, Capt. Myers hired 
another ship to take home the Americans, 
and they all removed on board the othei- 
ship except those that had the small-pox, 
and they were sent on shore and put in 
tents built up in the woods. 

Friday, Sept. 10, ^Ve wrote to Sir Richard G. 
Keats, Commander-in-Chief, at St. Johns, 
to see if he would parole all the Growler s 
crew to return home, but he refused. 

Sunday, Sept, 12, This day I went alongside 
the cartel and put some letters on board 
to send to our friends in the United 
States, and the people that had the small- 
pox on shore were sent on board, except 
one black man who died. 

Tuesday, Sept. 14, Some of our people went 
on board the sliip Jenny to help fix her 
for sea. 

Thursday, Sept. 16, Arrived the English 
frigate Crescent with the American pri\'a- 






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teer schooner Elbridge Gerry, Samuel 
Turner, master, a prize. 
Sunday, Sept. 26, To-day an order came on 
board the prison ship for Mr. Gatchell, 
Mr. Brown and myself, with eight others, 
to hold ourselves in readiness to go on 
board the sloop-of-war Talbot to be sent 
to England. At 4 P. M. we were sent on 
board of her where we found Capt. 
Turner and his First Lieut. James Head 
and Clement Pain his clerk, and Wm. 
Hitchins prize master, and John Davis, 
his pilot, and 7 others. They were to be 
sent to England. 



